Karunaratne Banda v. Dasanayake – sllr 2006 volume 2 page 087

In Karunaratne Banda v. Dasanayake, the court considered whether discrepancies in the extent of land as shown in the Preliminary Plan and title deeds, as well as a failure by the trial judge to properly investigate title under Partition Law No. 21 of 1977, invalidated a partition decree. It was determined that the court is under an obligation to thoroughly investigate title as per Section 25 of the Partition Law to protect the interests of non-parties, and identification of the correct corpus is essential in any partition action. Citing relevant statutes and authorities including Mather v. Thamotharam Pillai, Peiris v. Perera, and Gnanapandithen v. Balanayagam, the decision underscores that a trial court must not grant relief without clear proof of title corresponding to the property in di