Ceylon Electricity Technological Engineers Superintendents Union vs Ceylon Electricity Board – CA WRT/0195/23-2023

In the case between the Ceylon Electricity Technological Engineers Superintendents Union (representing its President, Joint Secretary, and members) and the Ceylon Electricity Board (including the General Manager, Chairman, and board members), the court addressed the legality of the CEB’s recruitment advertisement (P20) for Electrical and Mechanical Engineers at the Lakvijaya Power Plant. The court held that the recruitment criteria set in P20 conflicted with the established provisions in the Scheme of Recruitment and Promotion-2002 (P8), especially the age restriction and contract-based recruitment, resulting in potential prejudice against qualified internal employees. It was reaffirmed that recruitment must strictly adhere to predetermined schemes and criteria, and deviations without suff