Kottaralage Seulet Eanet Peiris (nee Caldera) Vs. Halpewattage Sri Ranjani Mallika Peiris and others – 804/2000-2023

In the case between Kottaralage Seulet Eanet Peiris (nee Caldera) and substituted parties (Plaintiff) and Lindamulage Erin Malkanthi De Silva and others (Defendants), the court addressed the issue of entitlement to Lot ‘D’ of a partitioned property, focusing on the establishment of title and the sufficiency of evidence required to claim prescriptive possession. It was held that the Plaintiff successfully established title through a clear pedigree, documentary evidence, and historical partition plans and decrees, whereas the Defendant-Appellants failed to meet the legal threshold for prescriptive title under Section 03 of the Prescription Ordinance No. 22 of 1871. The judgment reaffirmed the principle that exclusive, uninterrupted, and adverse possession—substantiated by unequivocal evidenc