IIRM Lanka Insurance Brokers (Pvt) Limited vs. B.K. Prabath Chandrakeerthi et al. – CA WRIT: 370/22-2024

In the case between B.K. Prabath Chandrakeerthi (Commissioner General of Labour) and others (Petitioners) and the 6th and 7th Respondents (employees challenging salary deductions), the court addressed whether the Respondents had consented to salary reductions implemented by the Petitioner during pandemic-induced hardships, and whether writ relief was appropriate in the presence of disputed factual issues. The holding determined that the core controversy related to consent involved contested facts unsuitable for adjudication via writ jurisdiction, as such matters require oral evidence and cross-examination, which are not available in affidavit-based proceedings. The principle reaffirmed is that writ remedies are not applicable where material facts are disputed, relying on established admini