Bibile Kotagama Multi Purpose Cooperative Society vs. Uva Palath Samupakara Sewaka Commission Sabhawa – CA PHC/APN/186/2013-2016

In the case between M/s. Bibile Kotagama Multi Purpose Cooperative Society (Petitioner) and Uva Palath Samupakara Sewaka Commission Sabhawa and T.W.M. Thilakarathne (Respondents), the court addressed whether an appeal made by the 2nd Respondent to the 1st Respondent Commission was time-barred under statutory regulations and whether the Commission’s subsequent reinstatement order was made without jurisdiction. The Petitioner, having dismissed the 2nd Respondent for financial misconduct, challenged the Commission’s order after a delayed appeal. It was held that the appeal to the Commission was made well outside the statutorily prescribed period, rendering the Commission’s order void and without jurisdiction. The court further considered the delay in the Petitioner seeking writ relief and ult