Sri Lanka Telecom PLC vs Hon. Gamini Lokuge – CA 15/2009-2013

In the case between Sri Lanka Telecom PLC and M. F. M. Ikram (with Hon. Gamini Lokuge, Commissioner of Labour, and Arbitrator V. Vimalarajah as parties), the court addressed whether Ikram, a Computer Programmer assigned to serve as a ‘Teleshop Manager,’ was entitled to receive two-thirds of the salary for the post he attended duties for, in addition to his substantive salary, for a specified period. The court determined that the Arbitrator’s award granting such remuneration was made in error, as it exceeded the jurisdiction provided by both the terms of reference and statutory duties, and was based on a misapplication of the company’s rules and an improper evaluation of the evidence relating to Ikram’s grade, duties, and entitlements. The findings reaffirmed the principle that arbitral awa