Shell Gas Company v. All Ceylon Commercial and Industrial Worker’S Union – sllr 1998 volume 1 page 118

In the case between Shell Gas Company (Plaintiff) and the All Ceylon Commercial and Industrial Workers Union (Defendant), the court addressed whether a petitioner may present a self-serving affidavit at the appellate stage to contradict or supplement the previously established arbitration record, the appropriate procedure for contesting arbitration records, and the validity of seeking judicial disqualification on alleged bias. It was held that introducing such affidavits at the appellate stage is procedurally irregular if not first submitted to the tribunal below, and that judicial bias must be demonstrated through an objective test based on evidence rather than subjective perceptions. This decision reaffirmed the importance of procedural propriety and objective standards in judicial and q