Amarasinghe Arachchige Sumith Amarasinghe vs Amarasinghe Arachchige Nalini – SC/APPEAL/114/2018-2025

The court addressed the issue of the authenticity and validity of a Last Will allegedly executed by L. D. Premawathie (the Testatrix). The court held that the Propounder of the Will failed to sufficiently remove substantial doubts regarding the free and voluntary execution of the Will, emphasizing the critical evidentiary burden required to confirm the genuineness of testamentary documents. This decision reaffirmed the principle that the burden of proof lies on the party propounding the will to eliminate suspicions surrounding its execution. The judgment relied on established precedents concerning testamentary capacity and the credible dispelling of suspicious circumstances, highlighting that deficiencies in expert signature analysis and the credibility of witness testimony undermined the