Merril, J. Fernando & Co. v. Deimon Singho – sllr 1988 volume 2 page 242

Brief
In the case of Merril J. Fernando & Co. v. Deimon Singho, the court addressed the issue of whether a casual, daily-paid employee is entitled to reinstatement or, alternatively, compensation in lieu of reinstatement under the Industrial Disputes Act. The findings established that a casual employee, not holding a permanent or substantive post, is not entitled to such relief. The principle reaffirmed is that compensation in lieu of reinstatement is reserved for employees with substantive positions from which they have been unjustly removed. Precedents, including Ceylon Fisheries Corporation v. Sri Lanka Nidhahas Welandaha Karmika Ayathana Sevaka Sangamaya, and relevant statutory provisions guided this result, highlighting that casual employment does not attract the same entitlements as