Mohamed Shane Ummul Hidaya vs Abdul Wahab Marrikkar Mohammed Shafi et al. – CA 149/94-2011

In the case between Mohamed Shane Ummul Hidaya (1st Defendant/Appellant) and the Plaintiff/Respondent (not explicitly named) among others, the court addressed the issue of entitlement to further shares in the partition of the property known as “Modin Thottam” in the Kalutara District. It was held that the Appellant was entitled only to an 87/420 share, rejecting the claim for an additional 120/420 share on the basis that the deeds relied upon described land inconsistent with the surveyed corpus of the action. The decision reaffirmed the principle that entitlement to shares in partition actions must be established by deeds that correspond to the land identified in the judicial survey. This determination relied on analysis of the boundaries described in the material deeds and emphasized that