Manel Dissanayake vs Hettiarachchige Manel alias Manel Hettiarachchi – SC Appeal 145/2016-2025

The issues before the court involved disputed land boundaries, alleged encroachment on a defined access road and drainage, and questions surrounding the amendment of a decree without notice as required under Section 189 of the Civil Procedure Code. The Plaintiff asserted title and prescriptive rights to the land, alleging unauthorized construction by the Defendants, while the Defendants claimed tenancy rights and procedural failures in the amendment process. Following a judicial inspection and subsequent inter parte and ex parte judgments, the appellate proceedings questioned the sufficiency of notice, the propriety of decree amendment, and the inclusion of tenancy rights. The court held that no error or breach resulted from the conduct of the proceedings or amendment of the decree and aff