Thiremuni Peter Morakele v. A.S. Jayawardene et al. – CA 608/1999 F -1999

In the case between Thiremuni Peter (Plaintiff) and A.S. Jayawardene, Daya Liyanage, and Seemasahitha Wennapupuwa Janatha Santhaka Pravahna Sevaya (Company), later substituted by Sri Lanka Transport Board (Defendants), the court addressed the lawfulness of Thiremuni Peter’s removal as Director of the 3rd Respondent Company pursuant to Article 10 of its Articles of Association. The court determined that Article 10 unequivocally permitted the Secretary to the Treasury to remove executive directors for any reason and found that the removal was lawful, with no valid claim for breach of contract advanced by the Plaintiff. The court set aside the lower court’s order awarding compensation to the Plaintiff and dismissed the action. This decision reaffirmed the interpretation that removal clauses i