Sri Lanka to restrict revocation of deeds of gift

When elderly people transfer property ownership to their kith and kin on irrevocable deeds of gifts to obtain “benefits from lending institutions”, on certain occasions the donees act in a gross ingratitude manner towards the doner rendering the person helpless if unilateral decision is not exercised by him or her in revoking the the deed of gift. In the sighted case the district court used it discretion given the pathetic plight of the donor in accepting the revocation in issue and the appellet court upheld the decision too. Further the SC comprising a three judge bench then, led by former CJ Sarath N Silva did not rule in favour when an appeal was made against the very same judgement.Hence the provision to revoke a deed of gift unilaterally, made to benefit a doner should remain and on such occasion the liability incurred upon such security by financial institutions should transfer on to the original doner who effected the revocation. By this way the helpless will stand an opportunity to settle the matter with the institution concerned or redeem some money after an auction process for rest of his or her survival( in a situation where the doneer opts to default he financial institution due to the revocation by the doner). On the contrary,out of ordinary knowledge of the of the public, is it that easy to get a decree from a district court to annul a deed of gift made on “irrevocable” clause even under present provisions of law in case of gross ingratitude.Can the elderly and the feeble survive until a present day court decide to annul a such a deed of gift after a full trial? Hence do not act alone for the benefit of financial institutions only. The law shoul protect the most effected and leave allowance for special cases without laying a blanket on existing case law.This is once again a good avenue for those who earn a living through frustrations of the effected parties.I urge the law makers to think twice before implimenting these draft proposals.