Ceylon Heavy Industries and Construction Co.Ltd vs Hon. Athauda Sebeviratne – CA 366/08-2013

In the case between Ceylon Heavy Industries and Construction Co. Ltd. (Petitioner) and Hon. Athauda Sebeviratne, Minister of Labour Relations and Manpower, D.S. Edirisinghe, Commissioner General of Labour, and others (Respondents), the Court addressed whether an application concerning an arbitrator’s award could proceed following the formal repudiation of that award. It was held that the application became untenable after the award was officially repudiated via a subsequent Gazette Notification. The holding reinforced the principle that once an award is set aside or annulled by a competent legal instrument, any challenge to such award cannot continue. Reliance was placed on the Gazette Notifications and the subsequent formal action, affirming that the withdrawal of the application was warr