Mandis de Silva Jayasingha vs. Somadasa Galle Liyanaga – SC APPEAL 28/2014-2023

In the case between Mandis de Silva Jayasingha (deceased) and 1A. Hemalatha de Silva Jayasingha (Plaintiff-Appellants) and Somadasa Galle Liyanaga, Chandrika Kumudini Samaraweera, and Olga Ranjani Wijeweera alias Samaraweera (Defendant-Respondents), the court addressed the issue of whether the findings regarding possession and boundaries of the disputed land, including the acquisition of prescriptive title by the 3rd defendant, were erroneous based on the available evidence. It was held that the lower courts’ factual analysis concerning the boundary demarcations, physical possession, and the effect of paying rates justified the conclusion that prescriptive title had passed to the 3rd defendant. The principle reaffirmed is that prescriptive rights may be established through continuous posse