Hemat Limited Company vs Gamagedara Rate Ralalage Shriyani Wickramasinghe et al. – CA 1310/99-2013

The case between Gamagedara Rate Ralalage Shriyani Wickramasinghe and others (Plaintiff-Respondents) and Hemat Limited Company (Defendant-Appellant) addressed the issue of satisfaction and enforcement of a decree entered by the District Court of Galle on 20/4/1999. It was determined that the parties reached a settlement whereby the plaintiff-respondents agreed to accept Rs. 700,000 as full and final satisfaction of the original decree. The proceedings were terminated in accordance with this settlement, reaffirming the principle that consent judgments based on settlements between parties replace the enforceability of earlier decrees. This decision relied on procedural norms concerning court settlements and enforcement of decrees, emphasizing the conclusive effect of such voluntary resolutio