The Hon. Aravinda Senarath
Aravinda Senarath acknowledged irregularities in land instruments, including duplicate instruments for the same plot, long-term occupants being bypassed in favour of persons from other districts, and instruments issued without site inspections. He said discussions are under way with Legal Affairs to introduce a standardized instrument and strengthen the legal framework to address about 600 related court cases lawfully and fairly.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 As you note, there are cases of dual instruments over the same plot and instances where long-term occupants were overlooked while instruments were issued to persons from other districts, often due to political influence. There are also cases where officials issued instruments without on-site verification.
¶ 02 We are discussing with Legal Affairs to introduce a proper, standardized instrument and to provide maximum fairness to affected people. There are around 600 court cases on these matters. We aim to resolve issues lawfully while ensuring fairness through a strengthened legal framework.
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Cite as: The Hon. Aravinda Senarath. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 12 November 2025. No. 23378. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/17239