Dabura Withanage Gnanapala vs Narawala Gamage Somawathie – SC APPEAL 46/2013-2024

In the case between Narawala Gamage Somawathie, Premawathie, Dayawathie (Plaintiffs/Appellants-Respondents) and the 1st Defendant/Respondent/Appellant, the court addressed the validity of the transfer of ownership of a disputed land parcel, the legal sufficiency of related deeds, and the claims of prescriptive title through adverse possession. It was determined that the deeds relied upon by the 1st Defendant (specifically No. 52081) established a valid title, and the Plaintiffs’ claim of adverse possession did not prevail against the properly documented chain of title. The principle was reaffirmed that recorded, uncontested evidence and proper conveyance by deed preclude a successful adverse possession claim when not supported by compelling evidence to the contrary. This decision relied on