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Overlordship & Land Adjudication in the NCP of Lanka in the Recent Past-by Michael Roberts Source:Thuppahis Professor Amarasiri De Silva in Book Review in Daily Mirror, 27 December 2023, of Lokubanda Tillakaratne: Rata Sabhawa of Nuwarakalaviya – Judicature in a Princely Province: An Ethnographical and Historical Reading, 2023,  322 pages, ISBN 9798218157654,  …. with highlights imposed by The Editor, Thuppahi In antiquity, Sri Lankan Kings wielded authority not only as sovereigns, but also as architects of legal frameworks and systems of justice. Their edicts [were] often articulated verbally or inscribed on enduring rock surfaces, [and] gave rise to fields of law and administration that permeated the kingdom. However, the distant corners of the country, secluded from the immediate influence of royal decrees, presented a different reality. In these remote locales, such as the recesses of Nuwarakalaviya and its adjoining districts, the radiance of a royal fiat could wane, losing significance inversely proportional to the distance from the central authority. ...