Weerasinghe vs. Ramanayake – CA DCF/651-653/97-1997

In the case between Don Ealan Weerasinghe (nee Hettiarachchi) and Don Piyasena Ramanayake, Don Piyatilake Ramanayake, Don Keppetipola Ramanayake, and others, the court addressed the proper identification and partition of the land “Sambuddi Delgahawatta and Delgahawatta.” Key issues included whether the preliminary plan encompassed the full subject land, and whether certain defendants had established prescriptive title to specified lots (A and B), as well as the status of Lot D in relation to “Pahaladelgahawatta.” It was held that the preliminary plan matched the described boundaries, prescriptive title had not been proved by the respective appellants, and that no credible evidence tied Lot D to a distinct land. The District Court’s judgment was accordingly affirmed, both appeals were dismi