Wijesuriya v. Senaratne – sllr 1997 volume 2 page 323

In the matter of the Applicant-Respondent, an ande cultivator, versus the Respondent-Appellant, an alleged owner claiming rights over a paddy field, the court addressed the proper characterization of notarially executed transfer deeds (V2 and V3). It was determined that such deeds constituted an absolute transfer of the land with an agreement to reconvey, rather than establishing a money-lending or mortgage relationship. The court further examined the identity of the paddy field described under different names and clarified that both references pertained to the same land parcel. Jurisdictional issues concerning land possession under the Agrarian Services Act and the irregularities of prior District Court proceedings were also considered. The appeal was dismissed and costs were ordered, rea