Halib Abdul Cader Ameer v. Danny Perera – sllr 1998 volume 2 page 321

In the case between HALIB ABDUL CADER AMEER (Plaintiff) and DANNY PERERA (Defendant), the court addressed whether the District Court has jurisdiction to set aside a consent decree on the ground of justus error and the entitlement to restitutio in integrum due to alleged excusable error after settlement. It was held that the District Court lacks authority to set aside a consent decree entered into by mutual agreement, and that restitutio in integrum serves as an extraordinary remedy, applicable only in exceptional cases not established here. The decision reaffirmed established principles restricting judicial interference with consent decrees and limited the availability of restitutio in integrum, relying on established case law and procedural statutes, underscoring strict requirements for s