Ranjith Abeygunasena Basnayake v. Gunapala Jayasekera et al. – CALA NO. 467/2004-2004

In the case between Ranjith Abeygunasena Basnayake (Plaintiff-Petitioner) and Gunapala Jayasekera and others (Defendant-Respondents), the court addressed the issue of whether an interim injunction should be issued to prevent the Defendants from interfering with the Plaintiff’s alleged possession of a disputed land. The court held that interim injunctive relief cannot be granted to place the Plaintiff in possession where the Defendants were established to be in long-term possession, reaffirming the legal principle that an injunction should not oust a party in actual possession, even if such possession is disputed. This decision relied upon prior legal precedents regarding the grant of injunctive relief in cases of disputed possession, emphasizing that possession, and not merely title, gover