Dingirihamy vs Menika – clr volume 2 page 076_1

In the case between Punchibamy’s heir (plaintiff) and the other heirs of Menickhamy and Punchibamy (defendants), the court addressed the issue of whether under Kandyan law a widower is entitled to a life interest (life-rent) in the paraveny property of his deceased wife and the appropriate division of the estate among heirs. The court determined that no such life interest is granted to the widower, allowing the suit by the heir for partition. The principle established confirms that, under Kandyan law, the husband does not inherit a life-rent in the paraveny lands of his wife, and heirs may seek partition upon her death. The decision relied on established interpretations of Kandyan law, emphasizing the exclusion of the husband’s claim over the paraveny estate, thereby remanding the case for