A. C. Abdul Sameen vs M. I. Bebee Suleiha – CA .133/1997-2012

The case between A. C. Abdul Sameen (Plaintiff) and M. I. Bebee Suleiha, M. U. Fathuma Haneem, S. M. Ismail, S. A. M. Latheefa Umma, M. Caseem Haleema, and M. I. M. Haseen (Defendants) concerned the partition of land known as ‘Bothu Parangiya Watta’. The principal issue examined was whether specific disputed lots, particularly lots 1A and 1B of preliminary plan 3703, formed part of the partition corpus. The contention for the exclusion of lot 1B on the grounds of separate identification and prescriptive claims was rejected due to insufficiency of evidence. The District Court’s reliance on the Plaintiff’s and 1st Defendant’s documentary title and possession, as well as the failure of the appellants to adhere to procedural requirements for documentary evidence, underpinned the final holding.