Nestle Lanka PLC vs Gamini Rajapakshe Bodiyawatte Ambalan Watte – SC HC LA/54/18-2020

Brief
In the case between Nestle Lanka PLC and Gamini Rajapakshe (and associated parties from Bodiyawatte Ambalan Watte, Ratnapura), the court addressed the applicability of the Supreme Court Rules 1990 to a Leave to Appeal application challenging a High Court judgment that upheld a Labour Tribunal order. It was held that strict compliance with Rules 2, 6, and 8 of the Supreme Court Rules 1990 is mandatory, including timely tendering of certified copies and notices. The findings established that the Petitioner failed to satisfy the procedural requirements and did not exercise due diligence, resulting in the dismissal of the petition. The principle reaffirmed is that procedural compliance under the Supreme Court Rules 1990 is a prerequisite for invoking appellate jurisdiction under the rele