L. G. Bandusena vs L. G. Podisingho – CA NO. 1342/2000-2013

In the case between L. G. Bandusena (Plaintiff/Appellant) and L. G. Podisingho and L. G. Ostin (Defendant/Respondents), the court addressed the issue of entitlement to state land under a government permit. It was determined that the Plaintiff/Appellant was the lawful permit-holder of the land, and the Respondents’ claims for prescriptive title and compensation for alleged improvements were unsubstantiated. The principle reaffirmed was that claims of prescriptive title over state land cannot be sustained, and compensation for improvements must be supported by evidence. This decision relied on statutory law governing state land and the evidentiary standard required to prove claims in reconvention. The case underscores the necessity of proving both legal title and improvement claims through e