T.B. Dissanayake v. Ranjith Widyathilake and Multi Purpose Cooperative Society Ltd. – CA PHC/143/2002-2017

In the case between T.B. Dissanayake (Appellant) and the Commissioner and Registrar of Cooperative Development (Northwestern Province) along with the Multi Purpose Cooperative Society Ltd. (Respondents), the court addressed the legality of the Appellant’s liability for shortages of money and goods during employment as a store keeper, as well as the validity of subsequent administrative and disciplinary decisions. It was determined that the appellate intervention by the Commissioner, which overturned the arbitrator’s finding in favor of the Appellant and imposed liability, was conducted within lawful authority and proper procedure. The court reaffirmed that judicial review by writ would not be granted in the absence of a breach of natural justice or ultra vires action. Reliance was placed o