Kuruppuge Dharmathilake vs Menikbo Ralalage Kiribanda – CA NO. 1154/2000 F-2014

In the case between Kuruppuge Dharmathilake (Plaintiff/Respondent) and Balasuriya Arachchilage Podimenike (2a Defendant/Appellant) and others, the court considered whether the land described in the schedule to the plaint should be partitioned in accordance with the order of the District Court and whether lot 3 (as shown in plan No. 2205) was properly included in the partition. The findings established that the District Judge’s decision to partition the land, including lot 3, was justified by the evidence. The principle reaffirmed was that appellate intervention is unwarranted where the trial court’s findings are properly supported by the evidence and relevant law. This decision relied upon examination of the pleadings, the judgment under appeal, and the evidentiary record, highlighting the