R.B. Sarath Kumarasiri vs. Harin Fernando, The Minister of Lands – CA WRT 300/23-2025

In the case between R.B. Sarath Kumarasiri (Kattimahana Dummalasuriya) and Harin Fernando (Minister of Lands), K.D. Lalkantha (Minister of Lands), G.D.K. Gamage (Commissioner General of Lands), and other state officials, the court addressed the issue of whether the petitioner should be registered as the lawful leaseholder of a property under a disputed Lease Agreement, involving questions of lawful succession, legitimacy, and the effect of statutory provisions under the State Land Ordinance. The holding determined that the petitioner’s nomination was legally valid based on the original lessee’s express consent, and ordered the respondent officials to register the petitioner as leaseholder. This reaffirmed the principle that the State Land Ordinance does not demand the consent of all legal