Walawe Vitharanage Jayasena et al. vs Subsainghe Arachchige Chandrawathee – CA NO. 79/98-2013

In the case between Walawe Vitharanage Jayasena and others (1A-1E Substituted Plaintiff-Appellants) and Subsainghe Arachchige Chandrawathee (Defendant-Respondent), the court addressed the dispute over possession of certain residential premises. The dispute centered on the terms under which the Defendant-Respondent would vacate the premises and the effect of a monetary offer by the Plaintiffs-Appellants to facilitate possession. It was held that the Plaintiffs-Appellants would deposit a specified sum (Rs. 500,000) as consideration for the Defendant-Respondent to peacefully vacate the premises within a stipulated period, reaffirming the enforceability of settlement arrangements agreed by parties during litigation. The decision relied on the mutual agreement and express consent of the parties