Azwer vs. Silva and Others – sllr 2013 volume 2 page 042

In the case between Azwer (Plaintiff-Appellant) and Silva and others (Defendants-Respondents), the court addressed the issue of whether the plaintiff had sufficiently proven his title to the disputed property in a rei vindicatio action, and the extent of evidence required for claims of prescriptive rights under Section 3 of the Prescription Ordinance. It was held that the plaintiff-appellant failed to establish a valid chain of title or demonstrate clear and specific acts of possession, thereby not satisfying the legal burden imposed in such actions. The decision reaffirmed the principle that the onus rests entirely on the plaintiff in rei vindicatio proceedings to prove title and that general assertions of possession are inadequate for establishing prescriptive rights. The ruling relied u