R.A. Samson vs Terrence Ranjith de Soysa – CA 53/2000-2000

In the case between R.A. Samson (Plaintiff-Appellant) and Terrence Ranjith de Soysa (Defendant-Respondent), the court addressed whether the Defendant could be ejected from the described premises as sought by the Plaintiff, or whether the Defendant had acquired prescriptive title as asserted in the Answer. The core issues included the evaluation of evidentiary credibility in the District Court and the ownership status of the property, specifically whether it belonged to the National Housing Development Authority (NHDA) or the parties concerned. The court concluded that the Plaintiff’s appeal should be dismissed, upholding the District Court’s findings that the property was State-owned and that the Plaintiff had not established entitlement to the relief sought. The principle emphasized was t