Kadigamuwalage Podiya, Thambugala vs Kadigamuwalage Saranelis, Thambugala – CA NO. 351/2000 F-2011

In the case between Kadigamuwalage Podiya, Alankaradevage Piyadasa, and others (Plaintiffs/Appellants) and Kadigamuwalage Saranelis and others (Defendants/Respondents), the court addressed the issue of whether the plaintiffs were entitled to partition the land described in the plaint or whether their claim was precluded by the doctrine of res judicata due to a previous judgment in Kegalle District Court Case No. 9355/Partition. It was determined that the appellants’ claims were barred since the matter had already been adjudicated, reaffirming the principle that res judicata prevents parties from re-litigating matters which have already been settled between the same parties on the same title. This decision relied on established judicial principles surrounding res judicata, underscoring that