Hon. Attorney General vs. M S M Najimudeen and 02 others – S C APPEAL NO. 62/2016-2020

In the case between M S M Najimudeen and others (Plaintiff–Respondents) and Artex Garments (Defendant–Petitioner–Appellant), the court addressed the issue of whether damages could be claimed for losses following the wrongful detention and sale of goods (96 bales of fabric) by Sri Lanka Customs and the legal effect of a prior settlement reached in the Court of Appeal. It was held that the extraordinary revisionary jurisdiction of the court may only be exercised in exceptional circumstances, which were not demonstrated in this case. The decision reaffirmed the principle that settlements duly entered into are binding and revisionary jurisdiction is not warranted absent exceptional justification. The reasoning relied on established authority on the limits of revisionary intervention and statut