Ceylinco General Insurance Limited vs Commissioner General of Labour – CA CASE NO. WRT-0095/20-2023

Brief
In the case between Ceylinco General Insurance Limited and the Commissioner General of Labour, the Assistant Commissioner General of Labour (P. K. D. H. Munasinghe), the Labour Officer (I. C. Gamage), Wasana Samangi Mavananahewa, and G. V. Vasantha Ruhunusiri, the court addressed the jurisdictional issue of whether the Commissioner of Labour, through the Labour Officer, possessed authority to make a determination regarding the forfeiture of gratuity under Section 13 of the Payment of Gratuity Act and to issue a certificate (P-21) for payment. It was determined that the jurisdiction to decide such matters, especially in cases involving allegations of misappropriation and dispute over the reason for termination, lies with the Labour Tribunal and not the Labour Officer. The findings est