A.M.N.G. Lokubanda vs B.M.K. Rambanda – CA 0274/00-2020

In the case between A.M.N.G. Lokubanda (later substituted by A.M.N.G. Biso Menika) as Plaintiff-Appellant and B.M.K. Rambanda and B.M.K. Basnayake (with substitution by K.M.P. Herath Menika) as Defendants-Respondents, the court addressed the issue of entitlement to possession and eviction from a disputed State land based on permit rights. The appellate inquiry centered on whether the Plaintiff-Appellant lawfully held a valid State land permit, whether the property was adequately identified as the subject matter of the permit, and if sufficient grounds existed to dislodge the Defendants in occupation. The court concluded that the Plaintiff-Appellant failed to establish clear identification of the land (corpus) and did not discharge the burden of proving title or boundaries required in such