Corinne Marvin Therese Fernandopulle v. Ignatius Robin Fernandopulle et al. – SC SPL LA 210/2016-2018

In the case between Ignatius Robin Fernandopulle and Lucille Bernadette Leonie Fernandopulle (Petitioners) and Corinne Marvin Therese Fernandopulle (“Arunagiri”) (Plaintiff/Respondent), the court addressed the admissibility of a revision application under Section 48(4) of the Partition Act after registration of the final decree in the land registry. It was held that a revision application filed after the final decree’s registration is procedurally invalid and incapable of disturbing subsequent lawful transfers. The principle reaffirmed that registration of the final decree effectively finalizes partition proceedings, precluding further applications for revision. This conclusion was reached by applying procedural statutes and considering the chain of registered transactions, with the impact