Kumbuke Dona Somawathie Godigamuwa vs Ukwattage Engonona Godiganuwa – CA 563/96-2011

In the case between Kumbuke Dona Somawathie Godigamuwa (deceased, substituted by legal representatives) and Ukwattage Engonona Godiganuwa, Masakoralalage Karunadasa Godigamuwa, Hapuarachchige Dona Chandrakanthi Godigamuwa, and others, the court addressed the issue of judicial compliance with Section 187 of the Civil Procedure Code in a partition action. It was held that the District Judge’s original judgment failed to address all points of contest and did not provide adequate reasons, which constitutes a violation of statutory requirements for judgments. The decision reaffirmed the principle that failure to properly answer and give reasons on all raised issues prejudices parties’ rights and invalidates the judgment. Reliance was placed on statutory interpretation of Section 187 CPC and rel