Nandana Senarath vs. The Chairman Divisional Development Bank & others – CA WRIT 712/2022-2025

In the matter of Nandana Senarath (Petitioner) and the Chairman Divisional Development Bank, Mr. A.B. Herath Arbitrator, Commissioner General of Labour, Hon. Anil Jayantha Fernando Minister of Labour and Deputy Minister of Economic Development, Hon. Attorney General (Respondents), the court addressed the Petitioner’s application to impugn an arbitral award. The Petitioner sought prerogative writs to challenge the award which dismissed his complaint regarding denied holiday payments, salary increases, annual salary increments, overtime, and promotions. The core legal issues concerned whether the arbitrator’s findings were ‘just and equitable,’ whether a fair hearing was denied, and the specificity of the relief sought. The court emphasized the distinction between judicial review and an appe