Loku Kankanamge Margaret Peiris vs Weerakanda Aratchige Piyasena Silva – 625/95 F -2011

In the case between Weerakanda Aratchige Piyasena Silva (Plaintiff-Respondent) and Loku Kankanamge Margaret Peiris (4th Defendant-Appellant), among other parties, the court addressed the partition of the land known as “Santhakurusiyawatte alias Rendawatte.” The principal issue was whether the plaintiff’s or the defendants’ characterization and division of the land should govern, based on documentary title, genealogy, and claims of prescriptive possession. It was determined that ownership via valid title deeds and established pedigree prevailed over insufficiently substantiated prescriptive claims. The decision reaffirmed the primacy of proven legal title and the explicit identification of the partitionable corpus, relying on the Partition Law and established evidentiary standards. The judg