A F L Asset Management Limited Vs Commissioner General, Department of Motor Traffic and others – CA WRT 0090/2018-2021

In the case between A F L Asset Management Limited (Formerly Asian Finance Limited) and the Commissioner General, Department of Motor Traffic, along with other respondents, the court addressed the issue of the issuance of a writ of mandamus to compel the performance of public duty by the respondents pursuant to Article 140 of the Constitution. The court held that, upon mutual consent by both parties to terms of settlement recorded in writing and tendered in open court, the proceedings were duly terminated. This holding reconfirmed the principle that judicial proceedings may be concluded on the basis of a court-recorded settlement between parties, with such settlements forming part of the court record when tendered and agreed upon. Reliance was placed on the procedural framework governing t