Wickramsinghe v. Corrine De Zoysa – sllr 2002 volume 1 page 033

In the case between the Plaintiff-Appellant (a minor at the time of executing deed No. 2078, subsequently attaining majority) and Defendant-Respondents (including the 1st and 2nd defendant-respondents), the court addressed whether deed No. 2078, which apportioned previously gifted property into divided and distinct units, was void or valid due to the plaintiff’s minority status at execution and the absence of court sanction. It was held that although deed No. 2078 reduced the plaintiff-appellant’s share in the property originally conveyed by deed No. 1876, a distinct and divided unit was conferred. The court reaffirmed that under Roman Dutch Law, the alienation of immovable property by a minor is voidable but not void, and that valid ratification—either express or implied—post-majority ren