In a judgment by Gooneratne J., the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka addresses a critical legal battle (A.M. A. Kalum Karunaratne vs. Merennege Lisi alias Erine Salgado and others – SC APPEAL NO.83/2011-2011) centred on the ability to collaterally attack a judgment obtained through fraud and collusion. The case (350/Land) was instituted by the wife and children of the late Benedict Peiris (the Plaintiffs) against the 1st Defendant, seeking to set aside a prior judgment (250/Land) that had led to