Wilwana Acharige Sarath Premakumara vs Atigoda Acharige Maggie Nona – CA NO. 219/99 F -2011

In the matter between Wilwana Acharige Sarath Premakumara (plaintiff/respondent) and Atigoda Acharige Maggie Nona, Kalupahana Mesthrige Cyril, and others (defendants/appellants), the court addressed whether the plaintiff/respondent was entitled to partition the land known as “Unapanduruwatte,” or whether the exclusive or prescriptive title claims by the defendants/appellants should prevail. It was held that the respondent proved valid title through deeds and evidence of possession by his predecessor, and that the claims of exclusive possession and prescriptive title by the appellants were not substantiated. The commission’s plan was also deemed to have accurately depicted the entirety of the land to be partitioned. The decision reaffirmed the principle that a claimant under a predecessor’s