Wilson Ekanayake vs. Negiri Kande Piyaratne – SC APPEAL 31/2020-2024

Brief
In Wilson Ekanayake v. Negiri Kande Piyaratne and others, the dispute concerned title and possession of Lot 16 in a final partition plan. The principal legal issue addressed was whether Deed No. 3728, executed by G.K. Alice Nona during the pendency of a partition action, was void under Section 66(1) of the Partition Law. It was determined that alienation of undivided interests while a partition action is pending is rendered void by statute. The court analyzed relevant statutory provisions and case law to clarify the effect of such alienations and concluded that the deed in question conferred no title. As a result, the prior decisions of the District Court and High Court were set aside, judgment was entered in favor of the plaintiff, and the defendants were ordered to be ejected. This