Kopiyawattage Nandawathie Perera vs. Bhadra Padmawathie Rodrigo – CA RII 9/2019-2023

In the case between Kopiyawattage Nandawathie Perera (17B defendant petitioner, represented by Kaluachchige Douglas Perera) and Bhadra Padmawathie Rodrigo along with other parties to a partition action, the court addressed the dispute over the correct allotment and calculation of estate shares arising from a longstanding partition suit. It was held that earlier judicial errors and miscalculations regarding the distribution, including instances of double calculation of shares and mis-allotment among heirs, required correction. Relying on the powers vested by Article 138 of the Constitution and relevant case law such as Menchinahamy vs. Muniweera, it was determined that previous orders should be set aside or restored as appropriate and the interlocutory decree must be amended to reflect accu