Rambandi Deveyalage Gamini Pushpalatha v. Wickrema Arachchilage Suneetha and Kapuwella Gamlath Ralalage Abeywickrema – SC APPEAL 131/2016-2022

In the case between Rambandi Deveyalage Gamini (Pushpalatha of Kandegedara, Devalegama) and Wickrema Arachchilage Suneetha (‘Jeewana’ Devalegama) along with Kapuwella Gamlath Ralalage Abeywickrema, the court addressed whether the transfer of property under deed No. 4057 was an outright transfer or subject to a constructive trust predicated on an informal agreement to retransfer the property upon repayment. The holding affirmed that, based on the evaluation of the evidence, the property transfer was absolute and not subject to any condition of retransfer or trust. This determination reaffirmed the principle that the burden of proof rests on the party alleging a constructive trust or similar obligation, as established by precedential standards governing property transfer disputes. The decisi