Vithana Pathirennehelage Lankmal Husain Sisirakumara vs Vithana Pathirennehelage Premaratne – SC APPEAL 78/2018-2025

The court addressed the issue of whether the Defendants had successfully established prescriptive rights (adverse possession) to the land in dispute. It was held that the Defendants failed to establish sufficient continuous and adverse possession necessary for prescription under the law. The court reaffirmed the principle that the requirements for adverse possession must be strictly proven, focusing on evidence of possession that is continuous, exclusive, and adverse to the interests of the true owner. Reliance was placed on established legal standards for prescription, and it was determined that, although Defendants had constructed buildings and plantations, such acts did not amount to acquisition of rights to the soil. The result confirmed the Defendants’ entitlement to compensation for