Timber Craft Ltd. v. Pieris – sllr 1981 volume 2 page 219

In the case between TIMBER CRAFT LTD. and PIERIS, the court addressed whether the ex parte order made by the Labour Tribunal was just and equitable, specifically when the petitioner-Company failed to appear, and whether procedural requirements under Regulation 28 of the Industrial Disputes Act had been satisfied. It was determined that the Tribunal did not properly notify the petitioner-Company nor provide the required opportunity to explain its absence. The order was thus found deficient in procedural safeguards, resulting in the direction that the ex parte order be vacated and the matter remitted for a fresh inquiry upon the deposit of costs by the petitioner-Company. This decision reinforces the principle that ex parte proceedings are subject to strict compliance with notification and f