Kotapamunuge Dhammika vs Bandupala Jayasundara – SC/APPEAL/79/2019-2024

In the case between Kotapamunuge Dhammika (Substituted Plaintiff‑Respondent/Appellant) and Mohomed Hameen Nabeesathul Mishriya (4A Substituted Defendant/Petitioner‑Respondent) with other respondents, the Supreme Court addressed the issue of whether the land to be partitioned had been correctly identified, specifically concerning the status of Lot 2 and the sufficiency of evidence regarding the actual extent and boundaries of the land. It was held that unresolved discrepancies in the description of the land, inconsistencies between the deeds and the survey plan, and a lack of clear identification of the land corpus rendered the partition action unsustainable. The decision reaffirmed the principle that proper and undisputed identification of the land corpus is fundamental to the validity of