Egodawatte Heenatipone Gedera Kiribanda Vs. Henaka Rallage Agnus Podimenike and others – CA 462/96-2012

In the case between Henaka Rallage Agnus Podimenike (plaintiff-respondent) and Egodawatte Heenatipone Gedera Mudiyanse (1st defendant-respondent) and Egodawatte Heenatipone Gedera Kiribanda (2nd defendant-appellant), the court addressed the identification and partition of the disputed land, the devolution of title among the heirs of the original owner Appuhamy, and the entitlement to a right of way by a third party. It was held that the District Judge correctly identified the corpus as lots 1, 2, and 3 of Plan No. 591 and apportioned shares according to the established lines of succession — a half share to the plaintiff and a quarter share each to the two primary defendants. The claim to a right of way by the 3rd defendant was rejected. The ruling reaffirmed the principle that findings by