IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA Lokumanage Sumitra Perera, “Yamuna”, Veedagama, Bandaragama.

Plaintiff-Respondent-Appellant in SC/APPEAL/71/2023 Suriarachchige Rupawathi, Suriarachchige Kamalawathie, Suriarachchige Ariyasena, All of Veedagama, Bandaragama.

5th, 6th and 7th Defendant- Respondent-Appellants in SC/APPEAL/72/2023 SC/APPEAL/71/2023 Vs.

SC/APPEAL/72/2023 WP/HCCA/KAL/LA/09/2020 DC HORANA 6490/P

1. Dissanayakage Dona Leelawathie, 2. Dissanayakage Dona Wimalawathie, 3. Wijemanna Mohottige Kanthi, 4. Suriarachchige Sumanadasa, 8A. Don Lalith Chandana Dissanayake, All of Veedagama, Bandaragama.

Defendant-Respondent-

Respondents

9A. Kankanige Somaratne, 74, “Samantha”, Veedagama, Bandaragama.

Defendant-Petitioner-Respondent

10. K.S. Perera, 11. K. Somasiri, Both “Samantha”, Veedagama, Bandaragama.

12. A. Somawathie, Veedagama, Bandaragama.

Defendant-Respondent-

Respondent Before: Hon. Justice P. Padman Surasena Hon. Justice Kumudini Wickremasinghe Hon. Justice Mahinda Samayawardhena Counsel: G. Samaranayake for the Plaintiff-Respondent-Appellant in SC/APPEAL/71/2023.

Shyamal Collure with Prabhath Amarasinghe for the 5th to

7th Defendant-Respondent-Appe