Sarath Preethi Weerawardana vs Nallahandi Saman Kumara De Silva – CA NO. 445/98 F -2013

In Sarath Preethi Weerawardana v. Nallahandi Saman Kumara De Silva and others, the dispute centered on the partition and allocation of lots 1–5 in a property described in Plan No. 3498 (dated 08.10.1992). The matter involved the entitlement of the plaintiff, the first defendant, and the defendant-appellants to specific lots and addressed the award of a 2-foot-wide strip of land, as well as amendments to previous judicial orders. The holding determined that the parties’ mutual settlement defined the allocation of lots 1–4 to the plaintiff and 1st defendant, the exclusion of lot 5 from partition as a public road, and the grant of a portion of land to the defendant-appellants. This outcome reaffirmed the principle that recorded settlements in partition proceedings are binding on all parties a