D.P.P.Sarath Kumara v. A.S.K.Munasinghe and three (3) others – CA WRIT 641/2011-2011

In the case between D.P.P. Sarath Kumara (Petitioner, Police Sergeant, Karandeniya Police Station) and A.S.K. Munasinghe, Senior Superintendent of Police and Director, Physical Assets Management Division, Colombo-03, with others as respondents, the court addressed whether the ongoing dispute could be concluded by consent in accordance with a settlement reached between the parties. The parties conveyed their willingness to settle on the terms set out in a motion dated 17.05.2012, subject to specific modifications — item ‘b’ was amended to a new date of 15.08.2012 and item ‘c’ was amended to include that effects would commence from September 2012. By entering this record of consent and modifications, the court terminated the proceedings, reaffirming the enforceability of consent orders with