Karupaiya Gandimathi vs Abeysekara Arachchilage Abeyrathne – CA APPEAL NO.1000/98 F -2013

In the case between Karupaiya Gandimathi (Plaintiff/Appellant) and Abeysekara Arachchilage Abeyrathne (Defendant/Respondent), the court addressed the issue of whether the District Judge of Matale erred in evaluating the evidence relating to the demarcation of the boundary line between the parties’ respective lands, and whether the defendant unlawfully altered the boundary. It was determined that the District Judge had properly assessed the evidence, particularly the expert testimony of two surveyors, and that the defendant had not altered the boundary. The District Judge’s decision to dismiss the plaintiff’s claims for boundary alteration and damages was upheld, reaffirming the principle that appellate courts do not interfere with well-reasoned factual findings of trial courts based on evi