Appuhamy v. Seneviratne – sllr 1982 volume 2 page 601

In the case between Appuhamy (landlord/plaintiff) and Senaviratne (tenant/defendant), the court addressed the enforceability of a compromise settlement in a landlord–tenant ejectment action under the Rent Act, No. 7 of 1972 as amended by Law No. 10 of 1977. The court held that a settlement agreement whereby a tenant surrenders possession—without insisting on the statutory requirement of alternative accommodation from the Commissioner of National Housing—is lawful and enforceable. This determination reaffirmed the principle that parties are not precluded from lawfully compromising an ejectment action, even where it entails a waiver of statutory safeguards provided for tenants. Reliance was placed on relevant statutory provisions and case law such as Nugera v. Richardson and Dep v. Nagaratna