Sees Lanka (Private) Limited v. Board of Investment of Sri Lanka – SC H.C. CALA 331/2010-2015

In the case between Sees Lanka (Private) Limited and the Board of Investment of Sri Lanka, the court addressed the validity of company representation via Power of Attorney and the proper legal interpretation of authority under the Tea Control Act concerning the imposition of a “Reasonable Price Formula.” It was held that objections regarding the Power of Attorney must be specifically pleaded and that the failure to do so defeats jurisdictional challenges on this ground. Furthermore, questions surrounding statutory construction and officeholder authority under the Tea Control Act were examined, reaffirming the primacy of express legislative terminology. Reliance was placed on procedural rules and statutory construction precedents, underscoring that objections to representation and jurisdict