Leelawathie Hamine and Another v. Gnanasiri – sllr 1989 volume 1 page 322

In the case between Leelawathie Hamine and Another (Plaintiff-Appellants) and Gnanasirl (Defendant-Respondent), the court addressed whether a dispute concerning the western boundary of land as per Plan No. 946 and Plan No. 290399 should be resolved through an action for the definition of boundaries or by way of an action for declaration of title and ejectment. It was held that where conflicting claims exist over the same lots and the dispute centers on ownership rather than a mutually acknowledged boundary, the appropriate remedy is an action for declaration of title and ejectment. This holding reaffirmed the principle that the definition of boundary proceedings are appropriate only where contiguous landholders recognize a common boundary but dispute its physical location. The decision was