Magedara Gamage Dharmawathie vs Magedara Gamage Chandrasena – CA 1248/98 F -2014

In the case between Magedara Gamage Chandrasena (Plaintiff-Respondent) and Magedara Gamage Dharmawathie (5th Defendant-Appellant), the court examined whether the District Judge of Galle erred in the allocation of shares during partition of the subject land, specifically regarding a larger share claimed by the 5th defendant-appellant on the basis of rights alleged under deed No. 402. The findings established that deed No. 402 did not relate to the partitioned land but rather to adjoining property, and no error was found in the District Judge’s approach to deed interpretation or factual assessment. The legal principle reaffirmed that entitlement to the subject land requires strict adherence to deed descriptions matching the land under partition. The outcome upheld the District Judge’s alloca