Weerasinghe Arachchilage Dingiri Mahattaya Weerasinghe vs Jahinge Sirisena – CA 1363/2000 F-2014

In the case between Weerasinghe Arachchilage Dingiri Mahattaya Weerasinghe (Plaintiff Appellant) and, among others, Jahinge Sirisena and Nekath Kiyanage Dindiri Mahattaya (Original Defendants), the issue before the court was whether the Plaintiff Appellant was entitled to a declaration of title to certain land and whether the corpus was adequately identified. It was determined that the Plaintiff Appellant failed to establish proper identification of the land, and, consequently, no entitlement to relief could be recognized. This decision reaffirmed the principle that clear and accurate identification of the subject property is a fundamental requirement in actions seeking declarations of title. Reliance was placed on the inconsistencies between the plaint, survey plan, and evidence of third-