Nanayakkara Kariyawasam Dolamullage Ariyadasa et al. vs Galpoththage Somawathie Perera et al. – CA REV. 2028/2001-2021

In the case between Nanayakkara Kariyawasam Dolamullage Ariyadasa and others (Plaintiffs) and Galpoththage Somawathie Perera, Galpoththage Ramyalatha, and others (Defendants), the court addressed the validity of partition proceedings under the Partition Law, with particular scrutiny of alleged procedural irregularities affecting the 7th Defendant-Petitioner, Galpoththage Ramyalatha. The central issues involved whether the 7th Defendant-Petitioner was denied due process—regarding service of summons, appointment of legal representation, and opportunity to participate—and whether purported procedural failures rendered the District Court’s proceedings a nullity. It was held that the proceedings did not suffer fatal illegality or injustice, and the District Court judgment and decrees were uphel