Elmore Perera v. Jayawickrema – sllr 1988 volume 1 page 265

In the case between Reddiar (petitioner, employed as an English copy typist by the Sri Lanka State Plantations Corporation) and Van Houten and others (including the Sri Lanka State Plantations Corporation and its representatives), the court addressed the legality of the petitioner’s compulsory retirement at age 55, focusing on procedural compliance with relevant circulars (notably R1, R2, and C) concerning retirement and grant of extension of service. It was held that the circulars did not extend to non-executive staff employed in external offices but applied only to estate-based staff, and that no breach of procedure or unequal treatment was established under Articles 12 and 14 of the Constitution. The application was thus dismissed and costs awarded to the respondents, reaffirming the pr