Rathnayake vs. Wijewardana and Others – sllr 2005 volume 2 page 409

In the case between the plaintiff-petitioner (who instituted the partition action) and the 1st defendant (among other defendants), the court examined whether the 1st defendant could be considered a co-owner of the disputed property, “Deeganowita,” based on the validity of the deed marked “V2” and related pedigree evidence. Central issues included the propriety of the District Court’s refusal to grant an interim injunction against the 1st defendant, who was alleged to be unlawfully constructing on the property, and the correct application of co-ownership legal principles. The holding established that the status of co-ownership and the right to undertake construction depended on the verification of the deed’s validity. The court set aside the lower court order, granted the interim injunction