D.M.B. Warnakulasooriya v. Hotel Developers (Lanka) Ltd. – SC APPEAL 101/2014-2014

In the case between D.M.B. Warnakulasooriya (Plaintiff/Appellant) and Hotel Developers (Lanka) Ltd. (Defendant/Respondent), the court addressed the issue of whether the applicant’s conduct constituted an abandonment (vacation) of post within the meaning of law, particularly considering her subsequent reporting and medical evidence. It was held that the applicant’s actions, including her prompt return to work with supporting medical documentation, did not meet the legal criteria for vacation of post. The decision reaffirmed the principle that both mental and physical intent are required to establish abandonment of employment. The reasoning emphasized the necessity for unequivocal evidence of an intention to relinquish employment, and reliance was placed on established precedents concerning