The Hon. K.V. Samantha Viddyarathna
K.V. Samantha Viddyarathna stated that the disputed land had been possessed by the State Plantation Corporation and leased to Namunkula Plantation Company in 1992, with the company remaining in possession until 2018. He explained that subsequent Powers of Attorney and a deed produced after the original owner’s death raised questions, and that the validity of the deed is now before Court. He said the matter would be monitored and the concerns of affected families addressed within the law.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, to your first point: the owner was living in India and did not assert rights while alive. As the State Plantation Corporation possessed the land, in 1992 it was leased to Namunkula Plantation Company. The company possessed it until 2018, when two persons presented Powers of Attorney; both were found questionable and rejected. The original owner died in 2009; thereafter, in 2018, this person—Satasivam Haridaran—produced a deed executed abroad, later brought to Sri Lanka. The matter is now before Court to determine the deed’s validity. We will monitor the background and address the concerns, including those of the affected families, within the law.
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Cite as: The Hon. K.V. Samantha Viddyarathna. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 9 September 2025. No. 1757672711095734. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/9647