Gannoruwe Kadegedara Aron v. Pillegedara Waththa Sirisoma et al. – CA 287/99 F -2017

In the case between Gannoruwe Kadegedara Jayasinghe (Substituted Plaintiff-Appellant) and Pillegedara Waththa Sirisoma, Wadagammana Pallehagedara Jamis, and others (Defendant-Respondents), the court addressed whether Jothiya and Ukkuamma were the children and heirs of Balindha, or if Kira was the sole heir, and the validity of Defendants’ claimed title through prescription. It was held that the Plaintiff-Appellant failed to prove Jothiya and Ukkuamma’s lineage from Balindha or entitlement to the land, and that the Defendants’ title through Kira, supported by both documentation and prescription, was established. The legal principle reaffirmed that documentary evidence admitted at trial without objection is valid for all purposes and that long-term continuous possession substantiates a claim