Gunasinghe v. Podiamma And Others – sllr 2009 volume 1 page 174

In the case between Gunasinghe (plaintiff) and Podiamma and Others (defendants), the court addressed the issue of whether a minor discrepancy between the land boundaries and extent as described in the plaint and the preliminary survey plan warranted amendment of the plaint or undermined the registration of the lis pendens. It was determined that the boundaries presented in the preliminary plan corresponded with those in the deeds and the schedule to the plaint, and that the undefined eastern boundary in the survey did not establish that only a portion of a larger parcel was under consideration. The principle was reaffirmed that the degree of proof for original ownership in partition actions need not reach the highest threshold; leniency is permissible where supporting documentation and par