Palani Muruganandan vs Inconvelt Ifisharans Lafabar – SC APPEAL NO.88/2011-2021

In the case between Palani Muruganandan (Plaintiff-Respondent) and Liyana Mohottige Liyani Bernadeck Kabral (Defendant-Appellant, substituted for Inconvelt Ifisharans Lafabar, deceased), the Supreme Court addressed the validity of a consent decree relating to an access roadway. The principal issues involved whether the District Judge erred in setting aside the consent decree and whether the Civil Appellate High Court correctly restored it. The findings established that objections regarding the absence of a corpus lacked merit, relying on admissions in pleadings and established precedent. It was held that a consent decree operates as a binding contract between parties and should not be set aside except under recognized grounds. As a result, the appeal was dismissed, reaffirming the legal pr