Watte Waduge Nalani Ranaweera vs. Ranulu Timesu Kanweera Seneviratne – SC APPEAL NO. 89/2014-2023

In the case between Watte Waduge Nalani Ranaweera (Plaintiff-Appellant) and Ranulu Timesu Kanweera Seneviratne (Defendant-Respondent, 8A defendant), the court addressed the validity of the plaintiff’s claim to partition and exclusive cultivation rights, focusing on entitlement to trees and buildings on disputed land, and the effect of a fiscal sale and conveyance on title and prescription claims. The court held that the plaintiff’s claims were unsupported by the evidence and correct application of legal principles, dismissing contentions regarding prescriptive title and procedural objections to issue-by-issue determination. It was reaffirmed that proper judicial assessment does not require individual issue numbering when all material issues have been addressed on evidence and law, and pres