Wilson Eheliyagoda vs P.Piyadasa and P. Ariyadasa – CA NO.460/99F-2011

In the case between Karunanayake Gurunnanselage Somatilake (Plaintiff-Respondent) and 2nd & 3rd Defendant-Appellants P. Piyadasa and P. Ariyadasa, the court addressed the issue of entitlement to a partition share in the land known as Medahinna alias Millagahawatta. The dispute centered on the competing claims based on registered deeds, chain of title, and adverse possession, particularly examining the relevance of the doctrine of exceptio rei venditae et traditae in the presence of a Land Settlement Order and the sufficiency of identification and possession evidence. It was held that the District Judge’s judgment, which favored the Plaintiff-Respondent, did not adequately evaluate all material evidence, especially regarding identification and actual possession of the land. The prevailing l