IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA In the matter of an Appeal under Article 128 of the Constitution read with Section 5(C) of the High Court of the Provinces (Special Provisions)(as amended) Act No.

54 of 2006.

Sirimanna Arachchi Appuhamilage Asilin nona alias Asilin Sirimanna of Marapola, Veyangoda.( Deceased)

SC Appeal No: 248/2017 Plaintiff SC/HCCA/LA No: 156/2016 WP/HCCA/GAM/Appeal Subasinghe Dissanayaka No:279/2009 (F)

Appuhamilage Piyaseeli of Marapola, Veyangoda.

D.C. Gampaha Case No: 28041/P Substituted Plaintiff Vs.

01.Senanayaka Amarasinghe Mohotti Appuhamilage Sumanawathi

02.Subasinghe Dissanayaka Appuhamilage Maduraprema Harischandra Dissanayaka

03.Subasinghe Dissanayaka Appuhamilage Latha Iranganie Dissanayaka

04.Subasinghe Dissanayaka Appuhamilage Anura Deshapriya Dissanayaka.

05.Subasinghe Dissanayaka Appuhamilage Virani Shyamali Dissanayaka.

06.Subasinghe Dissanayaka Appuhamilage Dissna Shriyanjani Dissanayaka.

07.Subasinghe Dissanayaka Appuhamilage Kapila Dharmapriya Dissanayaka.

08. Subasinghe Dissanayaka Appuhamilage Priyantha Dissanayaka.

09.Subasinghe Dissanayaka Appuhamilage Nishantha Dissanayaka.

10.Subasinghe Dissanayaka Appuhamilage Chullasena Subasinghe All of Marapola, Veyangoda. 11.Subasinghe Dissanayaka Appuhamilage Syneris Appuhamy of Malgomuwa, Giriulla (Deceased)

11.(a).S.D.A.S.Wijesena Malgomuwa, Giriulla Defendants AND Senanayaka Amarasinghe Mohotti Appuhamilage Sumanawathi Marapola, Veyangoda

1st Defendant Appellant Vs.

Subasinghe Dissanayaka Appuhamilage Piyaseeli of Marapola, Veyangoda Substituted Plaintiff Respondent

02.Subasinghe Dissanayaka Appuhamilage Maduraprema Harischandra Dissanayaka

03.Subasinghe Dissanayaka Appuhamilage Latha Iranganie Dissanayaka

04.Subasinghe Dissanayaka Appuhamilage Anura Deshapriya Dissanayaka.

05.Subasinghe Dissanayaka Appuhamilage Virani Shyamali Dissanayaka.

06.Subasinghe Dissanayaka Appuhamilage Dissna Shriyanjani Dissanayaka.

07.Subasinghe Dissanayaka Appuhamilage Kapila Dharmapriya Dissanayaka.

08. Subasinghe Dissanayaka Appuhamilage Priyantha Dissanayaka.

09.Subasinghe Dissanayaka Appuhamilage Nishantha Dissanayaka.

10.Subasinghe Dissanayaka Appuhamilage Chullasena Subasinghe All of Marapola, Veyangoda. 11.Subasinghe Dissanayaka Appuhamilage Syneris Appuhamy of Malgomuwa, Giriulla (Deceased)

11.(a).S.D.A.S.Wijesena Malgomuwa, Giriulla Defendant Respondents AND NOW BETWEEN

01.Senanayaka Amarasinghe Mohotti Appuhamilage Sumanawathi Marapola, Veyangoda

1st Defendant Appellant Appellant

02.Subasinghe Dissanayaka Appuhamilage Maduraprema Harischandra Dissanayaka

03.Subasinghe Dissanayaka Appuhamilage Latha Iranganie Dissanayaka

04.Subasinghe Dissanayaka Appuhamilage Anura Deshapriya Dissanayaka.

05.Subasinghe Dissanayaka Appuhamilage Virani Shyamali Dissanayaka.

06.Subasinghe Dissanayaka Appuhamilage Dissna Shriyanjani Dissanayaka.

07.Subasinghe Dissanayaka Appuhamilage Kapila Dharmapriya Dissanayaka.

08. Subasinghe Dissanayaka Appuhamilage Priyantha Dissanayaka.

09.Subasinghe Dissanayaka Appuhamilage Nishantha Dissanayaka.

All of Marapola, Veyangoda.

2nd to 9th Defendant Respondent Appellants Vs Subasinghe Dissanayaka Appuhamilage Piyaseeli of Marapola, Veyangoda Substituted Plaintiff Respondent Respondent

10.Subasinghe Dissanayaka Appuhamilage Chullasena Subasinghe (Deceased)

All of Marapola, Veyangoda.

10th Defendant Respondent Respondent

10.(a). Padmaseeli Wickramaarachchi

10.(b)S.P.A Ananda Subasinghe 10.(c)S.P.A Gamini Subasinghe All of Marapola, Veyangoda.

Substituted 10^th Defendant Respondent Respondent

11.Subasinghe Dissanayaka Appuhamilage Syneris Appuhamy of Malgomuwa, Giriulla (Deceased)

11.(a).S.D.A.S.Wijesena Malgomuwa, Giriulla Defendant Respondent Respondent BEFORE: HON P. PADMAN SURASENA, CJ.

HON K. KUMUDINI WICKREMASINGHE, J.

HON JANAK DE SILVA, J.

COUNSEL: S.N. Vijithsinghe for the 1st Defendant-AppellantAppellant Dr. Sunil Cooray for the Substituted Plaintiff-

Respondent-Respondent.

WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS: By the 1st Defendant-Appellant-Appellant on

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