Wilson v. Ceylon Electricity Board and Others – sllr 1997 volume 3 page 174

The case between Wilson (Plaintiff) and Ceylon Electricity Board and others (Defendants) addressed the validity of a Labour Tribunal order, under the Industrial Disputes Act, awarding a pension to a statutory Board employee who had previously drawn Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) contributions. It was held that such an order exceeded the Tribunal’s statutory authority and did not create a legal right enforceable by mandamus. The principle reaffirmed is that a Labour Tribunal cannot grant pension rights to employees of a statutory Board, especially where EPF contributions have been received, and that any such order constitutes a nullity. The decision relied on established judicial precedents and statutory interpretation, underscoring that exceptional writ relief cannot be granted on the bas