A.K. Mohammed Illyas v. Agricultural and Agriarian Insurance Board – SC APPEAL NO. 165/2013-2016

In the case between A.K. Mohammed Illyas (employee) and the Agricultural and Agrarian Insurance Board (employer), the court addressed whether an employee’s protracted absence, late submission of medical certificates, and lack of communication constituted abandonment of employment (vacation of post). The findings established that the employee’s failure to report for work and delayed provision of medical evidence amounted to an abandonment of position. The principle reaffirmed required clear evidence of intent to abandon before finding desertion. The judgment relied on authorities including Nelson de Silva Vs State Engineering Corporation and Building Materials Corporation Vs Jathika Seveka Sangamaya, emphasizing the necessity for timely communication and compliance with employer notificatio