Agampodige Matin vs Dalawellahewa Hakuruge Avuneris et al. – CA NO.436/97-1997

In the case between the substituted plaintiffs Agampodige Dammika, Agampodige Seelawathie, Agampodige Mala Mallika, Agampodige Mahinda Rohitha, and the 15th Defendant/Appellant Dapanadurage Kularatne (substituted for Dapanadurage John), the court addressed the issue of entitlement to a share in the land “Geta Ambehenawatte alias Geta Ambehena” in partition proceedings. It was determined that the deeds produced by the 15th Defendant/Appellant did not establish any relevant title to the subject land, as evidence demonstrated the deeds related to a different property and not the property being partitioned. The court reaffirmed the principle that title in a partition action must be established in relation to the precise land subject to division. The decision relied on documentary evidence, ana