Ven. Omare Dhammapata Thero v. Rajapakshage Peiris and Others – sllr 2004 volume 1 page 001

Brief
In the case between Ven. Omare Dhammapala Thero (trustee of the Kandebedde Temple) and Rajapakshage Peiris and others, the issue concerned whether a two-thirds share of certain land acquired by crown grant and subsequent deeds could be considered temple property, specifically whether it qualified as sanghika property, and if the absence of a full sanghika dedication ceremony under the Vinaya precluded acquisition of title by the temple. The property was claimed for the benefit of the temple, but lower courts questioned the necessity of religious dedication versus ordinary civil acquisition. It was ultimately held that temple property could be acquired through ordinary civil means under the Buddhist Temporalities Ordinance, without the need for strict sanghika rituals. The decision cl