Ceylon Petroleum Corporation v. Weerakoon and Another – sllr 1995 volume 1 page 415

In the case between The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (Plaintiff/Appellant) and the members of the Special Security Force, represented by Weerakoon and others (Defendants/Respondents), the court addressed whether the Special Security Force constituted a “Security Service Trade” under the Wages Boards Ordinance, thereby entitling its members to overtime payment provisions ordinarily applicable to security services. It was determined that the Special Security Force, established under distinct circumstances to address a national emergency with unique terms of recruitment and service, did not fall within the scope of the Minister’s Order under section 6(1) of the Wages Boards Ordinance. The prior orders mandating overtime payments to the Force were quashed, reaffirming the principle that statut