Francis Richard De Zoysa v. Commissioner General of Labour Department of Labour et al. – CA WRIT 32/2013-2017

In the case between Francis Richard De Zoysa and the Commissioner General of Labour and others, the court addressed whether a former company director and shareholder possessed individual locus standi to challenge statutory recovery proceedings for Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) contributions, where such liabilities arose from a company’s obligations. It was determined that the petitioner, acting in a personal capacity, lacked standing to seek writs of Certiorari and Mandamus, as the statutory obligations and legal notices were directed at the company—a separate legal entity—rather than the petitioner individually. Furthermore, the court held that a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) purporting to transfer EPF liabilities to another company did not affect or bind the Commissioner of Labour