Sudu Hakurage Saima Alias Hettiarachchige Sunil Abeywickrema vs. Sudu Hakurage Haramanis and others – SC APPEAL NO. 72/2012-2019

In the case between Sudu Hakurage Saima (alias H. Sunil Abeywickrema) and multiple defendants including the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 9th, and 15th defendants, the court addressed the rightful partition of the land known as “Hitinawatte” in the village of Pahala Lenagala, Kegalle District, under Kandyan Law. The main legal issues pertained to the proper determination of shares among co-owners, the interpretation of inheritance and deed transfers, and the admissibility and impact of objections raised under section 772 of the Civil Procedure Code. It was held that the previous decisions by the District and High Courts contained errors in the apportionment of shares and the recognition of objections. The Supreme Court re-examined the evidence and transfer deeds, concluding that the partition must align