Dissanayake Mudiyanselage Priyantha Dhananjaya Dissanayake vs People’s Leasing and Finance PLC – CA RII/40/2024-2025

In the case between People’s Leasing and Finance PLC and Dissanayake Mudiyanselage Priyantha Dhananjaya Dissanayake, the court addressed the enforceability of an arbitral award arising out of a loan agreement containing an arbitration clause and examined the propriety of executing a writ in view of subsequent payments and alleged discrepancies in the decree. The central question involved the petitioner’s eligibility for Restitutio in Integrum under Article 138 of the Constitution, in light of the payment schedule outlined in the arbitration settlement, missed payments, and later compliance claims. The holding established that the petitioner’s subsequent payments did not create entitlement to exceptional relief since the contractual and legal obligations were not fulfilled prior to enforcem