Warnasuriya Jayawardena, Chandrasiri, Pitiwella, Boossa vs Walahanduwa Gamage Saddhasena “Saddhawasa” Vidanagoda – CA NO. 1198/96-2015

The case between Warnasuriya Jayawardena, Chandrasiri (later substituted by Walahanduwa Gamage Indra Malani), and Walahanduwa Gamage Saddhasena “Saddhawasa” Vidanagoda with others, addressed the issue of whether the land described in the plaint was properly identified for the purposes of partition under Sri Lankan law and whether true co-ownership existed among the parties. It was held that the subject land was not adequately identified in compliance with statutory and case law requirements, and the partition proceedings were fundamentally flawed from the outset. The decision reaffirmed the principle that identification of the land in partition actions requires substantial, independent judicial verification beyond technical documentation or party representations. This conclusion relied on