All Ceylon Bank Employees’ Union et al. vs Bank of Ceylon et al. – CNWRIT/290/2015-2016

In the case between All Ceylon Bank Employees’ Union and certain individual petitioners (Party A) and Bank of Ceylon and its officers (Party B), the court examined the lawfulness of promotions and confirmations of respondents from the 18th to the 117th positions to Officer Trainee and Executive Officer roles, alongside the propriety of interim relief pending the writ application. It was determined that the scope of the requested interim relief exceeded the primary relief sought and that many respondents had already been confirmed, thereby rendering any interim relief academic. The principle reaffirmed was that relief exceeding the main claim is inappropriate and interim measures must be substantiated by the remaining controversy in the case. This outcome reflected adherence to procedural l