Don Premaratne Wijesinghe vs. Ekanayake Mudiyanselage Sarath Bandara Ekanayake and District Land Registrar – SC APPEAL 58/2018-2023

In the case between Don Premaratne Wijesinghe (Plaintiff/Appellant) and Ekanayake Mudiyanselage Sarath Bandara Ekanayake, with the District Land Registrar, Matale (Defendants/Respondents), the court addressed the determination of title to a disputed parcel of land and the validity of title deeds alleged to involve forgery and invalid execution. The main legal consideration centered on whether a deed executed by a notary whose license renewal was in question under the Notaries Ordinance could be deemed invalid, the evidentiary effect of formal admissions under the Evidence Ordinance, and the application of the doctrine of stare decisis in light of previous appellate decisions. The appeal was allowed, prior judgments of the District Court and High Court were set aside, and the matter was dir