Weerawarnakulasuriya Baduge Eric Manil Fernando vs Kanattage Caroline Perera – CA 974/00-2013

In the case between Weerawarnakulasuriya Baduge Eric Manil Fernando (Plaintiff) and Kanattage Caroline Perera (Defendant), the court considered the validity and enforceability of a District Court judgment rendered in case no. 205/92/M. The legal issue became moot following notification that the parties had reached an amicable settlement, which was formally presented to the court. It was determined that the District Court’s judgment would be set aside, the appeal allowed, and a direction issued to the lower court to enter a decree in accordance with the settlement. Each party was ordered to bear its own costs, reaffirming the principle that the judiciary may give effect to voluntary settlements reached during the pendency of an appeal. Reliance was placed on the parties’ mutual agreement an