Loku Banda v. Ukku Banda – SLR – 704, Vol 2 of 1982 – sllr 1982 volume 2 page 704

The case between Loku Banda (appellant) and Ukku Banda (respondent) concerned whether the right to cultivate a portion of land operates as an inherent feature of possession or may exist as a separate, independent right. The dispute involved the cultivation and division of the Rasnekkumbura paddy field, particularly Lot 1, with the appellant asserting ande cultivator rights. Upon review of sections 62 and 63 of the Administration of Justice Law and related Agricultural Lands Law provisions, it was established that the right to cultivate may vest separately from the landlord’s possessory right. The court set aside the appellate court’s decision, reinstated the Magistrate’s order recognizing the appellant’s cultivation rights, and reaffirmed the legal principle that cultivation rights can ope