Horemullage Gunapala “Seedevi” vs Dayawathie Mutha Merennege – CA CASE NO. 1193/2005-2012

The case between Horemullage Gunapala (“Seedevi”) and Dayawathie Mutha Merennege with Wickremaratnesiri among others, concerned the partition and boundary demarcation of land identified in survey Plan No. 171 (dated December 1951). The issue focused on the precise allocation of the corpus and boundary between lots B and C under a partition action, reviewed as a revision under Article 138 of the Constitution. The holding established that the corpus shall be limited to lot C, containing 1 acre, and that the settlement reached by the parties based on the 1951 plan is binding. The established principle reaffirmed the enforceability of settlements recorded by court and the binding nature of survey plans in partition actions. Orders were made to terminate court proceedings, amend decrees, and co