Bandaratilake vs Gamage and Another – sllr 2004 volume 1 page 073

In the case between Bandaratilake (Plaintiff-Appellant, representing the family interest in the property originally acquired by the plaintiff’s mother) and Gamage and Another (Defendant-Respondents, in long-term tenancy pursuant to a settlement arrangement), the court addressed whether a prior settlement in an ejectment action—where the plaintiff’s father represented the authority of the titleholder—effectively bound the title holder regarding both possession and title. It was held that the settlement was binding only with respect to matters of possession, and that the father’s agency did not extend to the conveyance of title. The appeal was dismissed, reaffirming the principle that an agent’s authority limited to possession does not bind the principal regarding substantive title to proper