Ratnayake and Others v. Kumarihamy and Others – sllr 2002 volume 1 page 065

In the case between Ratnayake and others and Kumarihamy and others, the court addressed the issue of defining the identification and extent of the corpus in a land partition action. It was held that discrepancies in land measurements and boundaries—arising between historical deeds and the preliminary survey plan—and the non-inclusion of certain land segments in testamentary proceedings do not defeat the title held by the deceased or their heirs. The principle reaffirmed is that title acquisition and land identification in partition actions depend on substantive evidence of ownership and continuity, not solely on mathematical measurement or formal inclusion in administrative proceedings. This decision was grounded in the analysis of multiple deeds and legal precedents, clarifying that evide