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| (1) Nothing in this Law contained shall preclude any person claiming to be entitled to any land which has been alienated from instituting an action against the State for the vindication of his title thereto; but nothing in this section shall enable or authorize the holder of a grant or the permit-holder to sue the State for the vindication of title to such land alienated to such holder of a grant or a permit-holder, as the case may be. |
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| (2) Notwithstanding anything In any other law-
| | (a) the State shall be entitled to Institute action against any person in whose favour an action against the State for vindication of title to any land referred to in subsection (1) has been decided, for the value of any improvement effected on that land by the State or any person to whom such land has been alienated under this Law; and | | |
| | (b) no action shall be maintainable in any court of law against the State for damages arising from the occupation of such land by any person to whom such land has been so alienated. | | |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts