Thambiliyagoda Gamage Padmasiri vs Isirawathi Nanayakkara et al. – CA/PHC/0072/2019-2024

In the dispute between Thambiliyagoda Gamage Padmasiri (also known as ‘Sri Niwasa’) and members of the Nanayakkara family, the court addressed the issue of obstruction of peaceful possession of land and the maintenance of the status quo pending resolution of a related partition action. The court determined that orders previously made by the Magistrate and affirmed by the High Court, including a cost order against the Appellants, would remain operative, and dismissed the appeal while awarding exemplary costs. The decision reaffirmed the principle that interim orders safeguarding possession, along with associated cost orders, should not be disturbed absent exceptional grounds, especially where there is an undertaking to maintain the status quo. The ruling was grounded in established procedur