Hapu Arachchige Ariyadasa vs Wariyapperuma Appuhamillage Prematileke Wariyapperuma – SC APPEAL 231/2017-2025

In the case between Hapu Arachchige Ariyadasa (Plaintiff-Appellant) and Wariyapperuma Appuhamillage Prematileke Wariyapperuma, Puwakpitiyage Jayantha Pushpamal, and Kanangama Arachchige Thamarasu Sudharma Priyangani (Defendant-Respondents), the court addressed the issue of whether the transfer under Deed No. 3010 was intended as security for a loan or as an outright transfer of title, and whether the subsequent deeds passed valid title. The court held that the deed was executed as security rather than a transfer and that claimed procedural shortcomings in the judgments did not amount to a failure of justice warranting reversal. The principle established is that non-material deficiencies in the articulation of reasons by the lower courts do not, absent clear substantial prejudice, necessita