University Grants Commission vs Anthar Visvavidyaleeya Vurtheeya Samithi Maha Sammelanya – CA APPEAL NO. 263/2011-2013

In the case between University Grants Commission (UGC) and several university staff unions including Anthar Visvavidyaleeya Vurtheeya Samithi Maha Sammelanya and others, the court addressed whether the non-granting of three salary increments to certain non-academic staff grades, which had been recommended for technical grades under the B.C. Perera Salary Commission Report 1995 and implemented through UGC Circulars 705 and 730, was justified. The core issue was whether the Arbitrator’s subsequent award to merge clerical, allied, and technical grades and provide related relief was within the lawful scope of arbitration. The court held that the Arbitrator exceeded the reference by merging grades and ordering relief outside the original dispute, and that the award was not justified in law. Thi