Wimala Herath (Deceased) Sarathchandra Rajapaksha and Others vs. Kamalawathie and Another – sllr 2013 volume 2 page 060

In the case between the legal representatives of Wimala Herath (Plaintiff-Respondent-Appellants) and Kamalawathie with others (Defendants-Appellants-Respondents), the Supreme Court addressed the issue of the validity of land permits issued under the Land Development Ordinance, No. 19 of 1935. The core dispute centered on whether a portion of land covered by permit no. 156 could be expunged and reissued as permit no. 156A without first cancelling the original permit. It was ultimately held that such issuance was unlawful, declaring permit 156 valid and permit 156A illegal and void, reinstating the District Court’s judgment in favor of the Plaintiff. This decision reaffirmed that the statutory scheme precludes the grant of a second permit carved out of subsisting grant land unless the origin