Wigneswaran v. Thambipillay and Others – sllr 1993 volume 2 page 337

In the case between Wigneswaran (landlord/appellant) and Thambipillay and others (tenants/respondents), the court addressed whether a vesting order issued by the Minister of National Housing should be quashed following a settlement agreement reached in the District Court wherein the tenant agreed to purchase the property. The issue considered was whether the non-disclosure of this settlement constituted a breach of Uberrima fides (utmost good faith) such that it materially affected the Minister’s decision to make the vesting order. The findings established that, had the Minister been apprised of the settlement terms, the vesting order would likely not have been granted, as the tenant’s conduct demonstrated abandonment of the initial application to the Commissioner of National Housing and f