Mallika and Others vs Ruhunu Development Bank – sllr 2008 volume 2 page 177

In the case between Mallika and Others (employees of Ruhunu Development Bank) and Ruhunu Development Bank, the court addressed the issue of whether a bank circular governing the promotion to Assistant Manager Grade III had the requisite statutory foundation and whether non-compliance with its procedural requirements rendered the appointment process unlawful. It was held that the circular constituted only an internal communication lacking statutory force, thereby conferring no legal entitlement to promotion on the petitioners. The decision reaffirmed the principle that only rules properly made by the Board of Directors under Section 42 of the Regional Development Bank Act No. 6 of 1997 can confer statutory rights with respect to appointments or promotions. Reference was made to relevant cas