Podimenike vs Appu – CA NO. 465/98 F-2013

In the case between Pathirage Podimenike (Plaintiff/Respondent) and Hewarainduwage Saranelis Appu (Defendant/Appellant), the court addressed competing claims to title of land described in the second schedule to the amended plaint. It was held that the Plaintiff’s chain of title, established through inheritance and subsequent acquisition of shares from other heirs, prevailed over the Defendant’s alternative claim, as the Defendant’s alleged predecessor had already transferred all rights under a prior deed. This reaffirmed the principle that once title to property has been fully conveyed through a valid deed, no subsequent deeds from the same party can convey further rights in the same property. Reliance was placed on the scrutiny of documentary evidence and the effect of successive transact