C. D. Aluwihare v. Janatha Estates Development Board & Mr. Wg. Cmdr. Buwanaka D. Abeysuriya – CA WRIT/57/2022-2022

In the case between C. D. Aluwihare, Superintendent, Deltota Estate, Galaha (Petitioner) and Janatha Estates Development Board (JEDB) along with its Chairman, Mr. Wg. Cmdr. Buwanaka D. Abeysuriya (Respondents), the legal issue concerned the entitlement of the Petitioner to remain in employment until the age of 62 as prescribed by Public Enterprise Circulars, versus the Respondents’ directive for retirement at age 57 with an extension. The court determined that the relevant Public Enterprise Circulars carried statutory force, were applicable to the JEDB, and governed the retirement age. It was further found that retirement decisions arising from a revoked Circular were invalid. Consequently, the court issued a writ of certiorari quashing the impugned decision. The judgment reaffirmed the pr