Posted on December 26th, 2020
By Raj Gonsalkorale
There is speculation that caveats, the one thing that
protects genuine private land owners from fraudsters who manage to sell their
land with bogus land titles, and protects genuine third parties from
exploitation by land owners, is under threat and that legislation is being
drawn to change land registration laws that permit caveats on land titles.
It is unclear whether lawyers and notaries were
consulted on this development. If not, it may seem that they are gradually
being sidelined on law reform in Sri Lanka. If this indeed is an evolving
trend, lawyers have to take some of the blame for this as they do not seem to
Friday, 25 December 2020 00:00 -
By Shenali D. Waduge
Shouldn’t the ministries, the lawyers and others tasked to look at where the malady lies come up with answers and not create more problems – Pic by Shehan Gunasekara
The Justice Ministry, the Land Ministry, the AG’s Department and the Cabinet are either drafting new laws, amending existing laws, appointing committees or with one nod eliminating existing statutory laws. This is a new Constitutional procedure even when the Constitution does not allow court to eliminate statutes. How far each is working with each other or consulting legal experts in the area amendments are being proposed is a question to be answered. We have three scenarios that warrant the attention of the decision makers and the general public as they all deal with the core sovereign component of land and necessitates public debate and discussion.
Wednesday, 23 December 2020 10:00 -
Minister of Environment and Wildlife Resources and Lands and Land Development S. M. Chandrasena
At the outset, it needs to be stated emphatically that the argument for a comprehensive land management policy is not to deter or prevent the economic wellbeing of people who are engaged in
agriculture or to prevent or deter greater private sector participation in agricultural projects in the country. In fact, the need for such a policy is to ensure these objectives can be achieved without causing long-term harm to the environment and the biodiversity of the country and within legally enforceable parameters.
Posted on December 19th, 2020
By shenali Waduge
Globally, there is a hurry to grab land & resources and it is a factor that any Third World country/Govt must be aware of. On the guise of development and aid, international agencies try to push their plans via $ carrots. These programs are often binding of countries to allow access to external persons & provisions to even own data. Future interventions will be via ownership of data and conquering by computers than sending foreign armies. This implores governments to not only secure the country’s data systems but also protect the citizens land rights.
Posted on December 17th, 2020
By shenali Waduge
The Justice Ministry, the land ministry, the AG’s department & the Cabinet are either drafting new laws, amending existing laws, appointing committees or with one nod eliminating existing statutory laws. This is a new Constitutional procedure even when the constitution does not allow court to eliminate statutes. How far each are working with each other or consulting legal experts in the areas amendments are being proposed is a question to be answered. We have 3 scenarios that warrant the attention of the decision makers and the general public as they all deal with the core sovereign component of land and necessitates public debate and discussion.