This case centres on a land dispute where the plaintiff initiated legal action in the District Court of Pugoda against three defendants, seeking a declaration of title to the land described in the plaint’s second schedule, along with desired reliefs. The plaintiff’s claim was based on four main contentions. Firstly, the plaintiff asserted that Deed of Transfer (marked P1), by which the property was transferred to the 1st defendant, was “not an outright transfer but was executed solely as security