Industrial Washing (private) Limited v. V.P.B.K Weerasinghe and others – CA WRIT/268/2013-2015

In the case between Industrial Washing (Private) Limited and V.P.B.K. Weerasinghe, Commissioner General of Labour, E.A. Swarna, and others, the issues addressed included the status of employer-employee relationships at the time of termination and the legality of compensation directives under Section 6A of the Termination of Employment of Workmen (Special Provisions) Act No. 45 of 1971. It was held that the 2nd to 34th Respondents remained employees of the Petitioner, despite the business lease to another entity, and that the Petitioner was liable for compensation as directed by the Commissioner General of Labour. The holding reaffirmed the requirement for full and frank disclosure in writ applications, and that the employer remains responsible where control and employment obligations are m