Polwatte Lekamlage Podi Appuhamy and others Vs. Mudannaka Arachchilage Gunasekera and others – CA 1110/2000 F -2000

In the case between Polwatte Lekamalage Premasiri (substituted plaintiff-appellant, for deceased Polwatte Lekamlage Podi Appuhamy) and several defendant-respondents including Mudannaka Arachchilage Punchimenika (for deceased 1st defendant), Polwatte Lekamalage Alis Nona, Polwatte Lekamlage Heen Mahathmaya, and others, the court addressed the issue of whether the land described in the plaint (Medawatte) was subject to partition, the correct identification of the corpus, entitlement to shares, and the effect of claims asserting separate possession or prescriptive title. It was held that the district judge erred by dismissing the action for want of pedigree proof, as the evidence established co-ownership and devolutions for identified parties and also justified the exclusion of certain disput