Hiranya Surantha Wijesinghe vs. Tenderlea Farms (Pvt) Limited – SC SPL/LA/159/2017-2020

In the case between Hiranya Surantha Wijesinghe (the workman) and Tenderlea Farms (Pvt) Limited (the employer), the court addressed the propriety of procedural compliance under Supreme Court Rules regarding the filing of necessary documents in an application for special leave to appeal. The central issues considered were whether the workman had substantially complied with Rule 2 read with Rule 6 of the Supreme Court Rules by tendering the requisite documents, and whether the employer’s preliminary objection—alleging non-compliance—was valid given the procedural requirements for raising such objections under Rule 10. It was held that the application was in substantial compliance with the rules and that the employer’s preliminary objection, not having observed proper procedure, should be dis