E. D. Wickremasinghe vs P. D. S. Premachandra – CA NO. 111/2000-2014

The case between E. D. Wickremasinghe, trading as ‘Southern Stores’, D. S. Senanayake Street, Ampara, and P. D. S. Premachandra, 2 A, Second Lane, Ampara, addressed the issue of whether the order of the District Judge of Ampara, granting a writ of possession to the Defendant Respondent, should be set aside on appeal. It was held that there was no justification to interfere with the District Judge’s order, reaffirming the principle that once a judgment given on settlement has passed the appellate forum without reversal, subsequent writs issued thereunder are not subject to further appeal barring manifest error. This decision relied on the course of proceedings, prior appellate determination, and the procedural finality of consent judgments, emphasizing the conclusiveness of such court order