Liyana Arachchige Namal Vs. Liyana Arachchige Sandya Namali – CA PHC 181/2018-2018

In the case between Liyana Arachchige Namal (2nd Party-Petitioner-Appellant) and Liyana Arachchige Sandya Namali (1st Party-Respondent-Respondent), with the Officer-in-Charge of the Kohuwala Police Station also participating, the court addressed the identification of premises and the proper invocation of revisionary jurisdiction under the Primary Courts’ Procedure Act. The principal legal issue was whether evidentiary inconsistencies concerning the property’s identification warranted setting aside the Magistrate’s and High Court’s orders regarding possession. It was held that the subject property—No. 24/1, Bandaranayake Mawatha, Kalubowila, Dehiwala—was sufficiently identified through affidavits, police information, and lease documents. The court reaffirmed that long-standing possession an