Wimala Herath v. M.D.G. Kamalawathie and S.A. Piyasena – SC APPEAL NO. 119/2010-2013

In the case between the legal representatives of Wimala Herath (Plaintiff-Respondent-Appellants) and the holders of land permits including the holders of permit No. 156A (Defendant-Appellant-Respondents), issues arose regarding the legality of partitioning land already subject to a valid permit (permit No. 156) and the subsequent issuance of a new permit (permit No. 156A) without cancellation of the original. It was determined that the original permit No. 156 retained its validity and that permit No. 156A, having been issued without proper procedural cancellation as required under the Land Development Ordinance, was unlawful and void. The appellate court’s decision dismissing the plaint was set aside, and the District Court judgment, which declared the plaintiff the lawful owner and ordere