Nandawathie v. Jayatilake And Others – sllr 2005 volume 3 page 230

In the case between Nandawathie (Plaintiff) and Jayatilake and Others (Defendants), the court addressed whether a party may subsequently challenge or withdraw from a settlement after having executed and signed the settlement terms and related conveyances. It was determined that, where all parties—including the petitioner and her legal representatives—have signed the settlement and relevant conveyances, and subsequent administrative steps and title transfers have been completed, a later challenge to the agreement is not permissible. The holding reaffirmed that once the terms of settlement are recorded in court, a party cannot later resile from them, citing established legal principles and prior case law. Applications under section 839 of the Civil Procedure Code to set aside such settlement