G Pawrarasiri De Soyza vs A P Indrani De Soysa – CA PHC 198/2003-2013

In the case between G. Pawrarasiri De Soyza and A.P. Indrani De Soysa, the court addressed whether the 1st respondent (A.P. Indrani De Soysa) remained in possession of a disputed house at the time of alleged dispossession by the appellant (G. Pawrarasiri De Soyza), and whether payment of electricity bills was sufficient to establish possession under Chapter VII of the Primary Court Procedure Act, No. 44 of 1979. The holding confirmed that constructive possession may be recognized through acts such as payment of utility bills, where intention to control the property remains, reaffirming the principle that possession is not limited to physical occupation but may be demonstrated by evidence of intention and capacity to exercise control. This decision relied on *Iqbal v. Majeudeen* (1999) and