Kundanmals Industries Ltd. v. Wimalasena Commissioner of Labour and Others – sllr 2001 volume 3 page 229

In the case between Kundanmals Industries Ltd and Wimalasena Commissioner of Labour and Others, the court dealt with the validity of a Commissioner’s order mandating compensation to employees upon the closure of the business under the Termination of Employment (Special Provisions) Act. The holding established that although explicit reasons were not given to the petitioner, the relevant rationale was available within the Commissioner’s records, and there was no statutory requirement to provide reasons directly. It was further determined that delegation of the hearing process and consideration of the financial state of the petitioner were not mandatory, except as part of an overall balancing of interests. The decision reaffirmed the permissibility of delegated hearings, highlighted by releva