The Hon. Major General (Rtd.) G.D. Sooriyabandara
Major General (Rtd.) G.D. Sooriyabandara raised concerns about “Niyathana Sadhana” instruments issued by the LRC for State lands, noting that Divisional Secretariats often lack records and that duplicate instruments have reportedly been issued for the same land. He asked whether a procedure will be established to cancel improperly issued instruments and grant rights to the eligible occupants.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 My second supplementary:
¶ 02 Currently, persons lawfully residing on State lands receive “Niyathana Sadhana” (instruments of disposition) from the LRC, certified by the Grama Niladhari. However, Divisional Secretariats often lack records on these rights. We observed cases where a disposition instrument was issued to one person, who does not reside on the land, and then another instrument was issued to a different person for the same land, resulting in dual claims and disputes. There appears to be no procedure to cancel such instruments. Will you establish a process to cancel improperly issued instruments and confer rights to eligible persons?
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Cite as: The Hon. Major General (Rtd.) G.D. Sooriyabandara. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 12 November 2025. No. 23378. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/17238