Chevron Lubricants Lanka PLC v Inter Company Employees’ Union – CA WRIT APPL. NO. 924/2008-2008

In Chevron Lubricants Lanka PLC (formerly Caltex Lubricants Lanka Ltd) v. Inter Company Employees’ Union and Others, the court addressed the issue of whether certain employment-related decisions and actions by the respondents could be quashed or prohibited under Article 140 of the Constitution of Sri Lanka. It was determined that, based on an agreement reached between legal counsel for the second and third respondents, prayer (ii) of the petitioner’s application was granted. The court clarified that this order would not affect the statutory powers of the Minister of Labour Relations & Manpower to identify any employer as per the existing legal framework. The holding reaffirmed the principle that judicial orders should not encroach upon explicit statutory functions, ensuring the continued a