Sriya Warusevithana alias Sriyawathi Warusavithana (Deceased) and others Vs. Gunawathie Warusevithana – CA NO: 1292/99 F -2017

In the case between Gunawathie Warusevithana (Plaintiff-Respondent) and Sriya Warusevithana (deceased) substituted by Anthony Tiddy Karunasena De Silva, Anthony Udmini Niluka Sandani De Silva, and Anthony Thilomini Deega Gayani De Silva (Defendant-Appellants), the court addressed the issue of whether the land known as “Pokunubadawaththa” (Lot A in Plan No. 3270) was properly subject to a partition decree as adjudged by the District Court of Galle. It was held that the District Court’s findings regarding the pedigree, title, and identification of the corpus were sound and in accordance with the admissions and evidence presented, reaffirming the principle that appellate interference with factual findings is unwarranted unless those findings are perverse. This decision relied on statutory and