The Attorney General v. Tisara Packaging Industries Ltd – SC CHC APPEAL NO. 17/2010-2019

In the case between the Attorney General (on behalf of the Government of Sri Lanka’s Educational Publications Department) and Tisara Packaging Industries Ltd., the court addressed whether the Defendant breached contractual obligations under Agreement “P1” by failing to print and deliver the agreed number of copies of the textbook “World Through English” by the prescribed deadline. It was held that a breach occurred, as only 120,400 copies were delivered within the deadline instead of the required 380,000. The principle reaffirmed is that administrative lapses or post-contract conduct by the Department do not create a mutually implied termination nor absolve contractual liability. The decision relied on the terms of the written agreement and contractual law principles, establishing that dam