Rex Parinda Wanagasekara vs Devundara Liyanage Chandrasena de Silva – CA NO. 1246/96 F-2011

In the matter between Rex Parinda Wanagasekara (Plaintiff-Appellant) and Devundara Liyanage Chandrasena de Silva and others (Defendant-Respondents), the court addressed whether the Defendants held certain land in trust for the Plaintiff and examined the legality of dismissing the Plaintiff’s action for failure to pre-pay costs ordered after an attempted amendment to the plaint. It was determined that the consent of the Plaintiff’s attorney at law to procedural orders—such as pre-payment of costs—is binding on the Plaintiff, reaffirming the principle that parties are bound by the actions of their duly appointed attorneys in court proceedings. This determination relied on authorities including Seelawathie Vs. Jayasinghe [1985] 2 SLR 266 and Mohideen Ali Vs. Hassim 62 NLR 457, emphasizing the