Jayasinghe and Others v. Jothiwardana and Others – sllr 2000 volume 1 page 304

In the case between purchasers (plaintiffs, including those acquiring the land under Deed No. 7289) and the vendors and their associates (defendants, including Wadood and his children), the court addressed the enforceability of Agreement No. 19880 concerning the transfer of land, the existence and performance of specific contractual and statutory obligations, and the implications of intra-family transfers and Land Reform Commission (LRC) determinations. It was held that Agreement No. 19880 did not offer an alternative obligation that would preclude specific performance; rather, the penalty clause ensured protection to the purchasers, obligating the vendors to convey title upon acquiring it. The decision reaffirmed the principle that an enforceable contract, coupled with an existing constru