Dissanayake Mudi yanselage Jinadasa vs Welikadage Lakshman Perera – CA 960/98-2013

In the case between Welikadage Lakshman Perera and Dissanayake Mudi yanselage Jinadasa, the court addressed the issue of whether the 4th Defendant-Appellant established valid title to lot ‘C’ in a partition action, particularly based on alleged long-standing possession and deeds derived from Ariyadasa. It was held that the 4th Defendant-Appellant failed to prove title because the deeds claimed as evidence were marked but not properly tendered before the court, and thus could not be evaluated. This reaffirmed the principle that evidence must not only be produced but also formally tendered for judicial consideration within the proper legal procedure. The decision relied on established rules of admissibility of evidence, underlining that the failure to tender critical documents during the tri