Hettiarachchi Wellaburage Madurawathie Jayasundara vs. Hettiarachchi Welliamburage Chandrawathhie Jayasundera – SC APPEAL NO. 78/2013-2016

In the case between Hettiarachchi Wellaburage Madurawathie Jayasundara and others (Plaintiffs/Appellants) and Hettiarachchi Welliamburage Chandrawathhie Jayasundera and others (Defendant-Respondents), the court addressed the issue of whether the Plaintiff-Appellants were entitled to prescriptive rights over a specific portion of land described in schedule 3 of the amended plaint. It was held that the Plaintiff-Appellants did not establish exclusive and defined possession of a distinctly demarcated plot but merely held undivided shares of a larger 30-acre land. The decision reaffirmed the principle that prescriptive title requires clear and exclusive possession of a defined portion. This outcome relied on an assessment of documentary and survey evidence, highlighting that prolonged possessi