University of Vocational Technology and others Vs. B.MT.D. Jayasekara – CA MIS/05/2019-2019

In the case between B.M.T.D. Jayasekara (Appellant) and University of Vocational Technology along with its officers (Respondents), the Court addressed whether Section 37 of the University of Vocational Technology Act, No. 31 of 2008 confers a right of appeal to the University against decisions of the University Appeals Board, or if such a right is solely available to staff members. The holding established that the University is entitled to appeal under Section 37, based on interpretation of statutory language and the broader remedial objective of the Act. The principle reaffirmed is that any party, including a corporate body such as the University, may be an “aggrieved person” within the meaning of the statute. This interpretation relied on Section 2 of the Interpretation Ordinance, compar