Podimarakkalage Tecla Dorine Perera et al. vs Kuruppu Arachchige Dona Jayawathie et al. – CA RII/02/2020-2023

In the case between Podimarakkalage Tecla Dorine Perera and others (Plaintiffs) and Sarathchandra Perera, the 04th, 04A, 05th, and 09th Defendants and others (Defendants), the court addressed the validity and legal effect of an interlocutory decree relating to the partition of the land known as Pelengahawatte. At issue were procedural irregularities concerning late-filed pleadings, conflicting title claims, and jurisdictional questions regarding revision and restitutio in integrum. It was held that the original interlocutory decree dated 24th February 1997 remains valid and that subsequent irregular claims and filings did not displace the decree, reaffirming the principle that procedural defects post-judgment cannot override a properly issued partition decree. This decision relied on the P