Madulsima Plantations PLC vs B.K. Prabath Chandrakeerthi – 345/2021-2024

In the case between Madulsima Plantations PLC (Petitioner) and B.K. Prabath Chandrakeerthi, Commissioner General of Labour, D.M. Gamini, Assistant Commissioner of Labour, and B.P. Dharmasena (Respondents), the court addressed the issue of whether the petitioner company was liable to pay additional gratuity for periods covered by fixed-term employment contracts entered into after the retirement of the 3rd Respondent. The court held that the acceptance of gratuity for the original continuous service precluded further claims based on subsequent fixed-term contracts, reaffirming the principle that completed service and its corresponding gratuity obligation are not extended by entirely new contractual arrangements post-retirement. This decision relied on statutory interpretation of Sections 5 a