Abdul Hameed Musthapha vs Lakshmi Letishiya Seneviratne – CA NO.662/99-2013

In Abdul Hameed Musthapha (deceased) v. Lakshmi Letishiya Seneviratne, the court considered whether the plaintiff was entitled to a declaration of title and damages over two land allotments (lots 325 and 326), and whether the defendant could rely on prescriptive title. At appeal, the central issue narrowed to whether the identity of the land (corpus) had been established by the plaintiff. The holding established that the effective admission of the identity of the land by the defendant, both in pleadings and related proceedings, obviated the need for further proof. The court reaffirmed the principle that admissions in pleadings are binding and further evidence is unnecessary where admissions resolve essential facts. Reliance was placed on the Civil Procedure Code (sections 146(2), 150, 184)