R. G. Seelawathi vs Sudharshini Siriwardana – CA PHCAPN 77/2007-2013

In the case between R. G. Seelawathi and Sudharshini Siriwardana, the court examined whether the lower courts had erred in restoring possession of disputed property to the respondent and dismissing the petitioner’s revision application. It was held that there was sufficient evidence to establish the respondent’s dispossession within the two months preceding the complaint, justifying restoration under applicable law. The judgment reaffirmed the principle that restoration of possession is warranted where recent unlawful dispossession is proven, with reliance placed on statutory provisions governing summary ejectment procedures. The decision emphasized the need for courts to uphold the findings of fact made by lower courts when consistently supported by the record, affirming the finality of s