Ravindran Aranthavanathan vs Paranakulasuriya Mahawaduge Harrold Vaz – CA NO. 222/2000-2013

In the case between Ravindran Aranthavanathan and Paranakulasuriya Mahawaduge Harrold Vaz, the court addressed whether the Plaintiff/Appellant was entitled to a declaration of title to land described in the third schedule of the plaint and to a permanent injunction restraining the Defendant/Respondent from entering or constructing a wall along the boundary of the said land, as well as whether the Defendant/Respondent had acquired prescriptive title to the disputed property. It was held that the Plaintiff/Appellant established an unbroken chain of title extending from 1962, thereby justifying a declaration of title and the grant of injunctive relief. The findings established that the District Court failed to properly weigh admitted evidence on the standard of a balance of probabilities. The