National Institute of Business Management vs. Commissioner General of Labour – CA/WRIT/74/2024-2024

In the case between the National Institute of Business Management (Plaintiff) and Commissioner General of Labour, J.L.P. Fernando, R.S. Ariyapperuma, and the Attorney General (Defendants), the court addressed the issue of compliance with Section 31DDDDD of the Industrial Disputes Act (as amended by Act No. 22 of 2022) regarding the mandatory submission of a security deposit and certificate during writ applications against arbitral awards. The court held that failure to comply with the stipulated statutory requirements, suppression of material facts, and omission of necessary parties are fatal to the application. This reaffirmed the principle that procedural compliance and full candor are mandatory prerequisites in judicial review of industrial disputes. The decision relied on statutory int