Heenatiyana Nanda Tissa Thero and Another v. Weerapura – sllr 1993 volume 2 page 011

In the case between Heenatiyana Nanda Tissa Thero and Another (as claimants asserting rights as trustees of the International Buddhist Centre) and Weerapura and associated parties, the court addressed the issue of whether a property, originally acquired and subsequently dedicated by deed and through a formal dedication ceremony, became Sanghika property dedicated to the Buddha Sasana and the Maha Sangha, or should be considered trust property. It was held that the property had become Sanghika property as a result of deed P13 and the properly conducted dedication ceremony, and any subsequent document purporting to create a trust (such as deed P35) could not alter this dedication. The principle reaffirmed was that a property properly dedicated for the benefit of the Buddha Sasana and the Mah