Galapitagedara Shelton Seelarathne vs Galapita Gedara Dingiri Banda – CA APPEAL NO: 1256/99-2013

In the case between Galapitagedara Shelton Seelarathne (plaintiff-respondent) and Galapita Gedara Dingiri Banda and others (defendants), including 3A Defendant-Appellant Damagolle Gedara Gnanawathi, the court addressed the partition of land known as Nagahamulahena, the validity of the revocation of a deed of gift, and the distribution of inheritance under the Matrimonial Rights and Inheritance Ordinance. The findings established that objections to deed admissibility must be raised at trial and cannot be introduced for the first time on appeal; inheritance rights under the ordinance provide that a deceased’s widow is entitled to half a share, with the remainder passing to siblings; and a claim for prescriptive title requires strict proof, which was not satisfied. The decision reaffirmed the