Satharasighege Dona Leelawathie vs M. P. Pinsethu – CA NO. 981/2000-2012

The case between Satharasighege Dona Leelawathie and M. P. Pinsethu with 18 others concerned the entitlement to a partition of land described in the plaint. It was held that the dismissal of the Plaintiff/Appellant’s action by the District Court was supported by the evidence and not contrary to law. The holding reaffirmed the principle that appellate intervention is unwarranted when the trial court’s findings are reasonably supported by the evidence. Reliance was placed on the evaluation of trial records and the conduct of proceedings, emphasizing that appeals without merit will not disturb findings properly reached by lower courts.

Upaly Abeyrathne J. — Upon review of the District Court’s record and grounds of appeal, it was determined that the trial court, after due consideration of ex