D.L.K. Peiris v. Celltell Lanka Limited – SC APPEAL 30/2009-2011

In the case between D.L.K. Peiris (Appellant) and Celltell Lanka Limited (Respondent), the court addressed whether termination of employment for alleged misconduct, specifically lack of integrity and breach of trust, was justified, and whether errors of law occurred in the preceding forums concerning the evaluation of disputed telephonic evidence. The court held that there was no legal or factual error in the decisions of the Labour Tribunal and the High Court, as the evidence—particularly call records corroborating the Respondent’s position—sustained the termination. The court reaffirmed that appellate intervention is unwarranted where factual findings are supported by credible evidence, and emphasized the established principle that positions requiring a high degree of trust may be termin