Gangoda Mudiyanselage Kalubanda and Gangoda Mudiyanselage Dingiribanda vs Tennaramudiyanselage Abeyratne and Gangodamudiyanselage Mudalihamy – CA CASE NO :984/95-2011

In the case between Gangoda Mudiyanselage Kalubanda and Gangoda Mudiyanselage Dingiribanda (Plaintiff-Appellants) and Tennaramudiyanselage Abeyratne and Gangodamudiyanselage Mudalihamy (Defendant-Respondents), the court addressed the issue of whether the plaintiffs established legal title and a right to possession over certain land parcels, as required in a rei vindicatio action. It was held that the plaintiffs failed to establish either title or possession, with the principle reaffirmed that uninterrupted, exclusive possession under the Prescription Ordinance can override a plaintiff’s entitlement acquired by partition decree when the decree is not executed within the statutory period. The decision relied on the interpretation of the Prescription Ordinance and the requirements for rei vin