Gamadikari Mudiyanselage Undiyagedera Ranjith Ariyarathna vs Karapperu Wijethunga Rajapaksha Mudiyanselage Dhammika Kumara Wijethunga – SC APPEAL NO: 135/2019-2025

The court addressed the issue of clear property identification in a prescriptive title dispute. The dispute centered on conflicting claims supported by differing evidentiary bases including survey plans, deeds, and witness testimony relating to the land known as Rattewatta. It was determined that ambiguity in the boundaries and discrepancies between the schedule to the plaint and the plans prevented a definitive assignment of title to all four lands claimed by the plaintiffs. The findings established that only a portion of the relief, specifically relief “c”, could be granted while setting aside the Civil Appellate High Court’s judgment and affirming the earlier District Court decision, thereby reinforcing the principle that title rights require precise and satisfactorily demarcated proper