Gama Arachchige Nandasena Jayawardana v. Tuduwe Kankanamlage Gunasena Welahena, Gulane Udawela Neluwa – CA CASE NO.936/97 F -2015

In the case between Gama Arachchige Nandasena Jayawardana (Plaintiff/Respondent) and Tuduwe Kankanamlage Gunasena (Defendant/Appellant), with Thuduwe Kankanamge Jayantha Kumara as Substituted Defendant-Appellant, the court addressed the issue of entitlement to possession and prescriptive title over a specific property. The primary questions considered were whether the plaintiff established lawful ownership compelling ejectment of the defendant, and whether the defendant acquired prescriptive title sufficient to defeat the plaintiff’s claim. The appellate court determined that the plaintiff produced conclusive documentary evidence establishing title, and that the defendant failed to prove a prescriptive claim due to inconsistent evidence regarding the period of possession and absence of sup