Palliage Darmadasa vs Palliage Sugathapala – CA NO. 240/99 F -2021

In the case between Palliage Darmadasa (deceased, substituted by Palliage Sriyalatha and Waththe Arachchige Siriyawathie) as Plaintiff-Appellant and Palliage Sugathapala and others as Defendants-Respondents, the court addressed the issue of entitlement to shares in a land described as “Baduwatte Maharoopa” or “Beerawatte,” focusing on whether the plaintiff was entitled to a two-thirds share by title and long possession. The court held that the District Judge erred in the evaluation of evidence and misconstrued the duty of the partition court under the Partition Law to properly investigate title and possession. The plaintiff was found entitled to a share based on documentary evidence and long possession, with a specific allocation of land and recalculation of shares according to the establi