Nihal Shantha (Minor) By Next Friend Gunasekra v. Norangoda – sllr 1995 volume 2 page 161

In the case between Nihal Shantha (a minor, represented by his next friend and father) and Norangoda, the court considered the validity of a settlement entered on behalf of a minor under section 500 of the Civil Procedure Code, specifically whether a settlement was rendered invalid by the absence of an express record of the court’s leave when involving a minor’s interests. The proceedings established that, although the record did not expressly show “leave of court,” the presence and participation of the minor, his next friend, counsel, and attorney-at-law during the settlement sufficed to demonstrate that the substantive procedural safeguards required by section 500 had been met. Citing relevant precedents and statutory interpretation, it was determined that an explicit recording was not m