A.J.R. Seneviratne vs Ravindra Hevawitharana and others – CA WRIT APPLICATION NO.153/2021-2021

In the case between A.J.R. Seneviratne (Petitioner) and Ravindra Hevawitharana, Secretary, Ministry of Plantations, Abeygunawardana and Mapa Pathirana, Secretaries, Ministry of Labour, A. Wimalaweera and B.K. Prabath Chandrasiri, Commissioners General of Labour, and the Attorney General (Respondents), the court addressed the legality of the Petitioner’s termination from the Tea Shakthi Fund and the effect of a settlement agreement executed before the Labour Tribunal. It was held that the Petitioner’s termination was not unlawful in light of the consensual settlement, and that the Petitioner was not entitled to reinstatement or alternative employment under the settlement. The court reaffirmed the principle that judicial review by way of writ is only warranted in exceptional circumstances—su