Henadirage Chandrasiri v. Keragalage Aron Perera et al. – SC APPEAL NO. 128/2016-2021

In the case between Henadirage Chandrasiri (Petitioner-Petitioner-Appellant) and the descendants of Keragalage Aron Perera and Pathmalatha Keragala (Plaintiff-Respondent-Respondent-Respondent), the court addressed whether the requirements for service of statutory notice under the Partition Law were met, particularly in light of evidentiary gaps caused by the destruction of original records. The central holding established that the appellant failed to substantiate any breach of mandatory notice procedures or demonstrate a miscarriage of justice. The court reaffirmed the principle that deficiencies in notice must be clearly proven by the party alleging them, relying on the evidentiary framework set out in the Partition Law and related precedents. The decision emphasized that, absent sufficie