Mitrapalaand Another Vs Tikonissingho – sllr 2005 volume 1 page 206

In the case between Mitrapala and Another (plaintiff/respondent) and Tikonis Singho (defendant/appellant), the court addressed the issue of the validity of a land transfer deed executed by a minor, the effect of an assisted contract, and the acquisition of prescriptive title by a usufructuary mortgagee. It was held that a contract entered into by a minor, when executed with the assistance of a natural guardian (assisted contract), is not void but voidable at the minor’s instance, thus validating the sale under dispute. The findings established that a usufructuary mortgagee, occupying merely as a licensee, does not obtain prescriptive rights against the mortgagor. The appeal was dismissed with costs, reaffirming principles from the Prescription Ordinance and established case law, confirming