IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA

1. Madawatte Kammale Samel Sirisena, Madawatte, Malmeekanda, Opanayake.

2. Madawatte Kammale Magi Nona of Bodimalgoda, Pelmaduula.

3. Madawatte Kammale Manikhamy of Madawatte, Malmeekanda, Opanayake.

4. Madawatte Kammale Podi Nona of Madawatte, Malmeekanda, Opanayake.

5. Madawatte Kammale David Singho of Madawatte, Malmeekanda, Opanayake.

6. Madawatte Kammale Seelawathie of Midalladeniya, Opanayake.

7. Wijeratne haluge Somapala of Bandarawatte, Malmeekanda, Opanayake.

Plaintiffs SC APPEAL NO: SC/APPEAL/82/2010 CA NO: CA/1339/2004(F)

DC RATNAPURA NO: 14016/P Vs.

1. Madawatte Kammale Matheshamy

2. Dombagammana Badalge Randohamy

3. Medawatte Kammale Karunaratne

4. Medawatte Kammale Dayaratne

5. Medawatte Kammale Malani Chandralatha

6. Medawatte Kammale Gamini Wijeratne

7. Medawatte Kammale Gamini Jayaratne

8. Medawatte Kammale Ebert Piyasiri all of Malmeekanda, Madawatte, Opanayake.

9. Pradeep Nilanga Dela Bandara, Basnayake Nilame, Ratnapura Maha Saman Devale.

Defendants AND BETWEEN

1. Madawatte Kammale Samel Sirisena, Madawatte, Malmeekanda, Opanayake.

2. Madawatte Kammale Magi Nona of Bodimalgoda, Pelmaduula.

3. Madawatte Kammale Manikhamy of Madawatte, Malmeekanda, Opanayake.

4. Madawatte Kammale Podi Nona of Madawatte, Malmeekanda, Opanayake.

5. Madawatte Kammale David Singho of Madawatte, Malmeekanda, Opanayake.

6. Madawatte Kammale Seelawathie of Midalladeniya, Opanayake.

7. Wijeratne haluge Somapala of Bandarawatte, Malmeekanda, Opanayake.

Plaintiffs-Appellants Vs.

1. Madawatte Kammale Matheshamy

2. Dombagammana Badalge Randohamy

3. Medawatte Kammale Karunaratne

4. Medawatte Kammale Dayaratne

5. Medawatte Kammale Malani Chandralatha

6. Medawatte Kammale Gamini Wijeratne

7. Medawatte Kammale Gamini Jayaratne

8. Medawatte Kammale Ebert Piyasiri all of Malmeekanda, Madawatte, Opanayake.

9. Pradeep Nilanga Dela Bandara, Basnayake Nilame, Ratnapura Maha Saman Devale.

Defendants-Respondents NOW BETWEEN

1. Madawatte Kammale Samel Sirisena, Madawatte, Malmeekanda, Opanayake.

2. Madawatte Kammale Magi Nona of Bodimalgoda, Pelmaduula.

3. Madawatte Kammale Manikhamy of Madawatte, Malmeekanda, Opanayake.

4. Madawatte Kammale Podi Nona of Madawatte, Malmeekanda, Opanayake.

5. Madawatte Kammale David Singho of Madawatte, Malmeekanda, Opanayake.

6. Madawatte Kammale Seelawathie of Midalladeniya, Opanayake.

7. Wijeratne haluge Somapala of Bandarawatte, Malmeekanda, Opanayake.

Plaintiffs-Appellants-Appellants Vs.

1. Madawatte Kammale Matheshamy

2. Dombagammana Badalge Randohamy Both of Medawatte, Malmeekanda.

3. Medawatte Kammale Karunaratne

4. Medawatte Kammale Dayaratne

5. Medawatte Kammale Malani Chandralatha

6. Medawatte Kammale Gamini Wijeratne all of Malmeekanda, Madawatte, Opanayake.

7. Hunuwala Malawarage Nilupa Subhaseeli of Madawatte, Malmeekanda, Hunuwala, Opanayake.

8. Medawatte Kammale Ebert Piyasiri of Malmeekanda, Madawatte, Opanayake.

9. Pradeep Nilanga Dela Bandara, Basnayake Nilame, Ratnapura Maha Saman Devale.

Defendants-Respondents-

Respondents Before: Buwaneka Aluwihare, P.C., J.

Mahinda Samayawardhena, J.

Arjuna Obeysekere, J.

Counsel: Gamini Marapana, P.C., with Navin Marapana, P.C., Thanuja Meegahawatta and Uchitha Wickremesinghe for the 1st, 2nd and 4th to 6th Plaintiffs-Appellants-Appellants.

H. Withanachchi with Shantha Karunadhara for the 1st to

8th Defendants-Respondents-Respondents.

Argued on: 28.03. 2022 Written Submissions:

By the 1st, 2nd and 4th to 6th Plaintiffs-Appellants-Appellants on 03.05.2011 and 15.09.2023 By the 1st to 8th Defendants-Respondents-Respondents on

26.07.2011 and 05.05.2022 Decided on: 13.11.2023 Samayawardhena, J.

Introduction This partition case has a checkered history. The plaintiffs filed this action in the District Court of Ratnapura to partition the land known as Madawatta described in the schedule to the plaint in accordance with the Partition Law No. 21 of 1977 among the plaintiffs and the 1st-8th defendants. The 1st-8th defendants in their joint statement of claim inter