Ranasinghe Arachchilage Samadara Malini Ranasinghe (Deceased) vs Adhikari Appuhamilage Appuhamy – SC APPEAL NO. 155/2011-2011

In the case between substituted plaintiffs including Senarath Arachchilage William Singho and others (representing the interests of deceased Malini Ranasinghe) and substituted defendants including parties under the Adhikari Appuhamilage name (representing deceased Appuhamy), the court addressed the issue of title to disputed land and the sufficiency of evidence to establish prescriptive rights. It was held that the plaintiffs established valid title through documentary evidence, while the defendants failed to prove adverse and uninterrupted possession required for prescriptive title. The court reaffirmed the principle that the burden of proof lies on the party claiming prescription, relying on documentary evidence (including partition decrees and deeds) and the interpretation of Section 33