Hapuachchillage Punchibanda alias Ukkurala and others Vs. Sarath Hettiarachchige and others – CA 474/2000-2000

In the case between Hettiarachchige Sarath (Plaintiff) and Hapuachchillage Punchibanda alias Ukkurala (deceased, substituted by Hapuachchillage Amarasekera), Hapuachchillage Martinsingno, Hapuachchillage Amarasena, and Hapuachchillage Podimenike (Defendants), the court addressed the issue of the correct distribution of shares in the partition of the land “Lindagawawatta.” It was determined that share allocation must be based on the correct pedigree as substantiated by the evidence rather than the Plaintiff’s presentation alone. The findings established that the District Court’s investigation of title, as mandated by section 25 of the Partition Act, was insufficient and that certain deeds had been incorrectly relied upon or ignored. By revisiting the chain of inheritances and respective cla