Geethani Nilushika Samarawickrama v. Waruni Harshani Samarawickrama & Others – SC APPEAL 93/2017-2021

In the case between Geethani Nilushika Samarawickrama (Plaintiff) and Waruni Harshani Samarawickrama, Dilhar Agasha Jinadasa, among others (Defendants), the court examined the partition of disputed land and the accuracy of the respective pedigrees presented. The core issues considered included the sufficiency of a revision application challenging previous judicial findings, the claim of prescriptive title based on long possession, and compliance with procedural and substantive requirements to invoke revisionary jurisdiction. It was held that the revision application was not supported by exceptional circumstances or timely action, and the prescriptive title claim lacked merit due to the parties’ prior acceptance of the land’s identification and failure to pursue the claim effectively in sub