Kumagai Gumi Company Limited v. Commissioner General of Labour and Others – 148/2013-2015

In the case between Kumagai Gumi Company Limited, Sri Lanka Branch Office and the Commissioner General of Labour, Assistant Commissioner of Labour – District Labour Office, Galle, and others, the court addressed whether employees engaged as domestic servants for engineers at project sites were classified as “covered employment” under the Employees Provident Fund Act, rendering the petitioner liable for EPF contributions and surcharges. It was held that administrative authorities had failed to provide adequate reasons for their determination and did not consider the petitioner’s legal arguments, contrary to standards of natural justice and established administrative law. The principle reaffirmed was that administrative decisions which affect rights and liabilities must be supported by discl