S.M. Ashoka Lalith Subasinghe vs N. M. Babynona – SC Appeal 125/2012-2025

This case involves an appeal by the 2nd plaintiff-respondent-appellant against a Court of Appeal judgment that set aside a District Court judgment. The legal dispute concerns the plaintiffs’ claim to title over two parcels of land, identified as Schedule B and Schedule C, based on a partition decree and prescriptive title, respectively. The defendants also asserted a claim to prescriptive title. Key legal questions addressed included the scope of the plaintiffs’ case, the Court of Appeal’s findings on prescriptive title, the proper identification of lands, and the burden of proof in a rei vindicatio action. The Supreme Court ultimately affirmed the Court of Appeal’s decision to set aside the District Court judgment, concluding that the plaintiffs had failed to establish their title due to