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Land Registrar summoned to court over land given away by Atamasthanadhipathi!

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2 years ago

March 31, 2023

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Anuradhapura District Judge and Additional Magistrate Nadeeka D. Piyarathna ordered the Registrar General of the Government and the Anuradhapura District Land Registrar to file objections in Court on June 22 against a case filed by the wife of a businessman in Anuradhapura over a land worth Rs.100 million given as a deed of gift by former Atamasthanadhipathi Pallegama Siriniwasa Nayaka Thera.

H.M.Dulanjali Dinesha Kumari Herath, a resident of No. 03/2 A/260, Isurupura, Anuradhapura, has filed the case through lawyer Aloka Bandara Premaratne in the Anuradhapura District Court challenging the decision by the Registrar General not to register the said land gifted by the Prelate five days prior to his demise.

The Registrar General of the Government and the District Land Registrar of Anuradhapura have been named as respondents.

Petitioner Herath told the court in her petition that she is the recipient of the deed of gift and the late Sirinivasa Thera is the donor of the deed No. 5493 written and certified by a notary in Anuradhapura on 13.10.2022 in relation to the land referred to as Elaboda Kale located within the Anuradhapura New Town.

She said the deed has been certified and submitted to the second respondent Anuradhapura District Land Registrar for registration by paying fees to the North Central Provincial Council and to the government for registration.

The petitioner said the decision taken by the respondents to refuse to register this deed cannot be accepted and that the gift deed has been duly signed by the parties and witnesses and certified within the proper jurisdiction. Accordingly, the petitioner said she has submitted an appeal to the respondents through a notary requesting that it be registered.

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Defence Ministry recalls civilian firearms

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12 hours ago

October 4, 2024

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The government has announced the temporary recall of all firearms issued to civilians by the Ministry of Defence.

In an official statement, the Ministry directed all license holders to return their firearms and ammunition to the Commercial Explosives’ Storage Facility in Welisara by November 07.

The Defence Ministry further stated that the firearms will be returned after a review and assessment of the necessity to retain them.

(dailymirror.lk)

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Bandula not to contest Gen. election

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15 hours ago

October 4, 2024

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Former Minister of Transport and Mass Media Dr. Bandula Gunawardene says he has decided not to contest at the upcoming General elections.Speaking to media, he told that he had been in politics for more than 20 years representing the Homagama electorate and that he functioned as a Deputy Minister and as a Cabinet Minister and rendered the maximum possible service to the people in his capacity.He also revealed plans to produce another movie while continuing his further education in the upcoming years.

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Port access elevated highway to be completed by December

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15 hours ago

October 4, 2024

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The Ministry of Transport and Highways has announced that the construction of the Port Access Elevated Highway is scheduled to be completed by December.

The Ministry stated that approximately 90% of the construction work has already been completed.

This project, which began in September 2019 with financial assistance from the Asian Development Bank, has an estimated total cost of USD 300 million.

The 5.3-kilometer-long, four-lane elevated highway will connect the Ingurukade Junction to the New Kelani Bridge and extend over the columns to Galle Face and the Port City.

Upon its opening, this highway is expected to significantly alleviate the heavy traffic congestion currently experienced in Colombo.

(News 1st)

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