Lekamalage Chandanahamige Podimahattaya vs Kodikarage Mohottihami – CA 1316/96 F -2011

In the case between Lekamalage Chandanahamige Podimahattaya (Plaintiff-Respondent) and Kodikarage Mohottihami (Defendant-Appellant), the court addressed the issue of entitlement to a declaration of title and ejectment regarding a disputed parcel of land under a rei vindicatio action. It was held that the Plaintiff-Respondent successfully proved legal ownership (dominium) over the corpus by establishing title through a series of conveyances, corroborated by documentary evidence and witnesses, reaffirming the principle that, in rei vindicatio actions, the burden of proof is on the plaintiff to establish title. This decision relied on established distinctions between possessory and vindicatory remedies, with reference to previously decided case law and the Court of Appeal judgment in case No.