Kosgama Salman vs Dineththi Jayaneris et al. – CA 1101/98 F-2014

The case between Kosgama Salman (Plaintiff-Appellant) and Yaddehi Vineetha Malani with Dineththi Jayaneris and Yaddehi Udaris Appu (Defendants-Respondents) addressed the issue of entitlement and prescriptive title to land subject to a partition action. It was held that the plaintiff failed to establish proper title or possession, while the defendants’ claim of long-term adverse possession was supported by evidence. The principle reaffirmed was that for a claim of prescriptive title between co-owners, clear acts of ouster or exclusive possession must typically be shown unless such issues were not previously raised at trial. The court relied on analysis of documentary and oral evidence, the Partition Law, and the doctrine of prescription, concluding that the appeal be dismissed with costs, h