Jayasinghe and Others vs. Loku Bandara – sllr 2019 volume 2 page 202

In the case between Jayasininghe and Others and Loku Bandara, the court addressed the issue of restoration of possession of disputed land, whether forcible dispossession occurred within the statutory two-month period, and the applicability of sections 66 and 68 of the Primary Courts’ Procedure Act. The findings upheld the restoration of possession to the respondent, reaffirming the principle that the determination of disputes under this Act is confined to possession and not title. Reliance was placed on statutory interpretation of the Primary Courts’ Procedure Act and relevant precedent, clarifying the Magistrate’s jurisdiction concerning actual versus constructive possession and the timing of dispossession. The decision establishes that possession disputes under this Act hinge on the fact