Hewayalage Margaret vs Manikpura Dewage Soma – SC APPEAL NO. 115/2015-2021

In Hewayalage Margaret (including substituted Plaintiff Weerakkody Samaradivakarage Hemachandra Manel Indika) v. 3rd Defendant (appellant), 1st and 2nd Defendants (substituted by 2A Defendant), the court addressed issues arising from a partition action concerning entitlement to shares in a common land, the quantification of compensation for bona fide improvements on a family house, and the propriety of denying an adjournment for the 3rd Defendant to summon additional witnesses. It was determined that the 3rd Defendant was provided adequate opportunity to produce further evidence, and the refusal of an adjournment was proper. The findings established that the evidence on record, both documentary and testimonial, did not warrant enhancement of compensation beyond the Rs. 300,000 awarded by t