Thusitha Chandana Kumara vs Pihille Gedara Punchi Rala – SC APPEAL 119/2012-2024

In the case between Pihille Gedara Heen Banda (and substituted appellants) and Pihille Gedara Punchi Rala (and substituted respondents), the court addressed the issue of whether the Plaintiff-Appellant, as a nominated successor under a land permit converted to a grant, could lawfully establish ownership to the land described in the second schedule. The holding determined that the Plaintiff-Appellant had failed to prove that the land claimed in the second schedule was part of the land covered by the original permit and subsequent grant, and therefore could not be declared owner or entitled to eject the Defendant. The court reaffirmed the principle that strict proof of title and connection between scheduled properties is required under the Land Development Ordinance, with emphasis on Section