Tharanga Vishvajith Sembukuttiarachchi vs. Prof. N.T. Sohan Wijesekera, Chairman, Construction Industry Development Authority – CA COC/10/2022-2022

In the case between Tharanga Vishvajith Sembukuttiarachchi (Petitioner) and the 1st–16th Respondents, including Prof. N.T. Sohan Wijesekera (Chairman, CIDA) and R. Ramalingam (DG, CIDA), the court addressed whether the respondents wilfully failed to comply with the final judgment of the Court of Appeal dated 29.07.2022, which ordered the petitioner’s immediate reinstatement and payment of dues. It was determined that the respondents delayed and obstructed compliance with the court’s order, neither allowing the petitioner to resume duties nor paying the awarded dues, despite the judgment declaring the termination unlawful. The decision reaffirmed the principle that court orders are binding on all parties and that deliberate disobedience may constitute contempt under Article 105(3) of the Sr