W.P. Gunadasa vs D.P. Sriyani Chandrika – CA 344/99/F -2016

In the case between D.P. Sriyani Chandrika (Plaintiff) and W.P. Gunadasa (Defendant), the court addressed whether the Plaintiff was the valid permit holder under the Land Development Ordinance and entitled to possession of the disputed land, as well as whether the Defendant could claim title or prescriptive title. It was held that the Plaintiff had established entitlement as permit holder and possession, while the Defendant failed to prove adverse possession or legal entitlement to prescriptive title. The court reaffirmed that prescriptive claims cannot override state land rights, and the authenticity and admissibility of the Plaintiff’s permit were upheld due to lack of proper objection and sufficient evidentiary support. The appeal was dismissed, the award of damages rescinded for lack o