D.M. Karunaratne Vs. Bhuwalka Steel Industries (Sri Lanka) Ltd – CA PHC APN143/2014-2021

In the case between D.M. Karunaratne, Acting Deputy Commissioner of Labour, Labour Secretariat, Colombo 05 (Complainant/Respondent) and Bhuwalka Steel Industries (Sri Lanka) Ltd (Respondent-Petitioner), the court addressed the validity of a certificate issued under section 3D(2) of the Wages Boards Ordinance for recovery of unpaid wages, the alleged denial of natural justice, and the applicability of minimum wage regulations to the steel industry. It was determined that the certificate for wage recovery was legally valid and contained the necessary particulars, that adequate opportunities were given for the Company to show cause, and that minimum wage regulations were rightly extended to employees within the relevant Wages Board. The revision application was consequently dismissed, upholdi