Karunaratnelage Lalith Wijesiri v Adasi Gamaralalage Ariyasena et al – 16027/P-2022

The case between Karunaratnelage Lalith Wijesiri (Plaintiff-Appellant, originally Karunaratnage Saaraananda Wijesiri) and Adasi Gamaralalage Ariyasena and others (Defendants-Respondents) addressed the issue of whether the Plaintiff had established lawful title to land sufficient to maintain a partition action, particularly whether rights acquired by the Plaintiff through deeds executed after the institution of the action entitled a share in the corpus, and if the District Judge’s omission to answer all issues at trial prejudiced the parties. It was held that the Plaintiff failed to prove original co-ownership at the commencement of the action, as inheritance was not established from the original owner and other rights were acquired only after filing, not vesting until final decree. The dec