K.D.Somapala vs Saminadan Aiyadurai – CA APPEAL NO.575/2000-2020

In the case between Swarnamali Tissa Kuttige, Tissa Kuttige Dona Shyamali, and others (substituted Respondents for K.D. Somapala) and Saminda Devasayagam (Appellant, substituted for Saminadan Aiyadurai), the court addressed the issue of lawful ownership and prescriptive rights concerning a disputed property, Kehelpotuwa Watta/Kehelkotuwa Hena. It was held that the Respondents failed to establish title to the subject land as pleaded, did not prove the root of title or adequately connect documentary evidence to the property in question, and did not substantiate the pleaded employer-employee relationship conferring permissive possession. The principle that recovery must be based solely on the case pleaded and established by evidence was reaffirmed, with reliance placed on binding authority in