R.A.U. Rupasinghe vs. Ceylon Electricity Board and Others – CA APPLICATION NO.640/08-2012

Brief
The case between R.A.U. Rupasinghe (Petitioner) and the Ceylon Electricity Board and its senior officers addressed the legality of withdrawing salary increments initially granted during the Petitioner’s service in temporary higher posts. It was held that the withdrawal of these increments upon the Petitioner’s reversion to his substantive post was not illegal or unreasonable, reaffirming the principle that salary entitlements are governed by the substantive position held, not temporary assignments. This decision drew on the relevant regulations governing public sector remuneration, emphasizing that legitimate expectation to receive salary increments during the tenure of higher temporary appointments does not persist after returning to the substantive grade.

S. Sriskandarajah J. — T