Hapuwalanage Don Edward D.C. Attanagalle vs. Dissanayake Mudiyanselage Malani Dissanayake – CA RI 16/2018-2020

In Hapuwalanage Don Edward v. Dissanayake Mudiyanselage Malani Dissanayake, the court addressed whether the Defendant-Petitioner was entitled to revision or restitutio in integrum regarding a consent divorce decree and related property settlement on grounds of lack of understanding or compulsion. The determination was made that the settlements were deliberate, informed, and binding, with no fraud, mistake, minority, or duress established to justify exceptional relief. Restitutio in integrum was held to be unavailable due to belated application, absence of qualifying grounds, and usage of settlement benefits by the Defendant-Petitioner. It was reaffirmed that such settlements, once knowingly entered and acted upon, are final and enforceable. The application for restitution and/or revision w