Madapathage Tilak Jayantha Perera vs. State Printing Corporation and others – SC FR 248/2019-2025

In the matter of Madapathage Tilak Jayantha Perera and the State Printing Corporation, the court addressed the issue of alleged infringement of fundamental rights under Article 12(1) of the Constitution due to the Petitioner’s suspension and subsequent termination. The court held that it was inappropriate to adjudicate on the propriety of the suspension, as a Labour Tribunal was already seized of the matter concerning the termination, which could provide appropriate reliefs. This decision reaffirmed the principle that multiple forums should not adjudicate the same matter concurrently.

A.H.M.D. NAWAZ, J. – The Petitioner impugned his suspension as marketing manager, alleging an infringement of his fundamental rights under Article 12(1) of the Constitution. Leave to proceed was granted