Vidana Mahadurage Premawathie vs Jayawardane Senaviratne – 613/04-2016

In the case between Vidana Mahadurage Premawathie (Applicant/Petitioner) and Jayawardane Senaviratne (Respondent/Defendant), the central legal issues concerned the rightful possession of a disputed residential property and whether the Respondent had unlawfully dispossessed the Petitioner, potentially causing a breach of the peace. The Petitioner alleged unlawful entry and dispossession during her absence, supported by evidence of long-term residence and official assessment records. Previous orders by both the Magistrate and the High Court had affirmed the Petitioner’s possession and restoration to the property. Upon appeal, it was determined that no error warranted setting aside these orders. The appellate court thus upheld the established legal principle that appellate intervention is unw