Wilson vs Seelawathie – CA 956/98 F-2013

In the case between P.H.A. Wilson (Substituted Plaintiff-Respondent) and D.A. Seelawathie (Defendant-Appellant), the court addressed the issue of the right of access (roadway) over land situated in Mangalathiriya, Kalagedihena. It was held that the dispute was resolved through a mutually accepted settlement, where the defendant-appellants agreed to grant the plaintiff-respondent a 3-foot wide roadway along the northern boundary of their land, as identified in Plan No. 3806/9, and the plaintiff-respondent relinquished rights to the previously contested roadway. This holding reaffirms the principle that parties may resolve access disputes through a court-sanctioned settlement, which, when duly recorded, becomes binding and enforceable. Reliance was placed on the parties’ formal agreement and