Wijegunaratne vs Wickramarachchi – CA 704/95-2011

In the case between Seetha Sarojini Wijegunaratne (Plaintiff/Respondent) and Gunaratne Wickramarachchi (Defendant/Appellant), the court addressed whether the identity of the land in dispute had been sufficiently established to entitle the plaintiff to a declaration of title. It was held that the identification of the land was adequately proven through the evidence of the plaintiff’s surveyor and supporting documentation, reaffirming the principle that the onus lies on the plaintiff to establish the identity of the corpus with satisfactory proof. The decision relied on the trial court’s evaluation of expert testimony and survey plans, emphasizing that appellate intervention is unwarranted where findings of fact are supported by the record.

Rohini Marasinghe J. — It was determined that the