Weliwitigoda Hewage Anurasiri vs Maragodage Rathnawali Dulcey Jayasinghe – CA NO. 1297/2000-2014

The case between Weliwitigoda Hewage Anurasiri (Plaintiff/Respondent) and Maragodage Rathnawali Dulcey Jayasinghe and Others (Defendants), specifically involving the appeal by Weliwitigoda Hewage Dharmadasa (11th Defendant/Appellant), addressed the issue of whether an appellant may challenge a judgment rendered upon an apparent in-court settlement where all parties previously agreed to the evidence and no contests were raised. It was held that a party cannot later proceed against a consent judgment or settlement when the court records indicate there was agreement at trial and no disputes remained. This reaffirmed the principle that judgments based on uncontested, agreed evidence are final as to the consenting parties. The decision relied on procedural aspects of partition actions and the f