Yapa Mudiyanselage Wijebandara Vs. Dissanayake Mudiyanselage Nirasha Ayeshani Dissanayake – CA NO. RI/03/2018-2018

In Dissanayake Mudiyanselage Nirasha Ayeshani Dissanayake (Plaintiff-Respondent) v. Yapa Mudiyanselage Wijebandara (Defendant-Petitioner), the core legal issue concerned an application for revision and restitutio in integrum under Article 138 of the Constitution. The Defendant-Petitioner sought to set aside a prior court settlement, claiming entitlement under external agreements to further relief including possession and restrictions on the Plaintiff’s dealings with the property. It was held that only the terms recorded as the formal court settlement were binding, and that the alleged external agreements had no bearing unless formally incorporated. The principle reaffirmed was that settlements entered and recorded in open court, with both parties represented, cannot be invalidated on groun