Matara Kiri Liyanage Mary Agnes Fernando and others vs Galabodage Thiboshius Silva (deceased) – SC APPEAL NO. 129/14-2020

In the case between Matara Kiri Liyanage Mary Agnes Fernando, Weliwita Wedage Anita Mary Vivian Fernando, and others (plaintiffs-appellants-petitioners) and Galabodage Thiboshius Silva, Madithapola Lekamge Patricia Fonseka, Galabodage Samantha Silva, and others (defendant-respondents), the court addressed the issue of whether the plaintiffs successfully established a servitude of right of way by prescription and/or necessity over a specific 10-feet wide strip on the defendants’ land. The holding determined that the plaintiffs failed to prove continuous adverse use or necessity over a clearly demarcated track, thus rejecting the asserted servitudinal claim. This outcome reaffirmed the principle that establishment of a prescriptive right of way requires reliable and clear evidence of usage o