Ariyasena Amarasingha and others Vs Wedimbuli Arachchige Wijesiri Perera and others – SC APPEAL NO. 92/2013-2017

In the case between the Plaintiff-Appellants (including the main plaintiffs) and the 6th Defendant-Respondent (among other defendants), the court addressed whether the land identified for partition was correctly defined and possessed as claimed by the plaintiffs or whether the 6th Defendant’s claim based on an earlier survey should prevail. It was held that the plaintiffs failed to prove on a balance of probabilities that the land described and sought to be partitioned was accurately surveyed and possessed by them, affirming the principle that proper identification of the corpus is essential in partition actions. This decision relied on established legal standards for partition suits and precedential standards governing the need for precise land identification. The judgment emphasized that