Meera Maar Beach Hotel Company Limited vs Heethaka Sanison de Soysa – CA APPEAL NO.1118/99 F -2021

In the case between Meera Maar Beach Hotel Company Limited (Plaintiff) and the heirs and representatives of Heethaka Sanison de Soysa, among others (Defendants), the court addressed the validity of a partition action and the sufficiency of proof regarding title to land known as “Orudinapitiyawatta.” The principal questions considered included the credibility of the Plaintiff’s pedigree and documentary title, the ability of a company to establish title via its witness, and whether certain Defendant-Appellants demonstrated superior or alternative title that would defeat the Plaintiff’s claim. The findings established that documentary evidence and oral testimony were adequate for the Plaintiff to discharge the burden of proof, even given challenges to the chain of title and the Plaintiff’s st