Cyril Rodrigo Restaurants (Pvt.) Ltd. vs Commissioner General of Labour and others – CA WRIT APPLICATION NO: 93/2020-2024

In the case between Cyril Rodrigo Restaurants (Pvt.) Ltd. and the Commissioner General of Labour, Department of Labour, among others, the court addressed the lawfulness of the termination of the 3rd Respondent’s employment under the Company’s claimed retirement policy and whether the resulting order for back salary payment (P-14) was legal under the Termination of Employment of Workmen (Special Provisions) Act. It was held that the termination, lacking requisite consent or statutory approval, was unlawful. The court reaffirmed that compliance with statutory procedures around termination is mandatory and upheld the lawfulness of the salary payment order. This decision relied on established statutory requirements and relevant judicial precedent, emphasizing the scope of judicial review in su