Manathunga v. Jayasekera Senevirathne Sudusinghe – CA 73/99 F -2015

In the case between Somawathie Jayasekera Senevirathne Sudusinghe (plaintiff) and Lasitha Manathunga (5th defendant-appellant) with other parties, the court addressed the legality of title claims to the land “Millagahawatta” in a partition action. The central issues concerned whether the 2nd and 5th defendants could rely on an administrator’s conveyance or an alleged family agreement to validate their entitlement, the applicability of prescriptive title, and the correct division of shares among heirs. It was held that the administrator’s conveyance did not vest valid title, nor was there evidence of a binding family agreement. The prescriptive title claim was rejected based on insufficient exclusivity and timeframe since succession. The decision reaffirmed that, on intestacy, title vests i