R.A. Dharmadasa Vs. Board of Investment of Sri Lanka – SC APPEAL NO: 13/2019-2022

In the case between R.A. Dharmadasa and the Board of Investment of Sri Lanka, the court addressed the issue of the legitimacy of disciplinary proceedings and the subsequent decisions of the Labour Tribunal, specifically regarding compliance with a residence requirement, claims connected to rent allowance, and procedural conduct relating to tenders and cheque transactions. It was held that the intervention of the High Court, which set aside portions of the Labour Tribunal’s ruling, was justified on questions of law under Section 31D(3), given that the Tribunal’s findings on critical charges were unsupported by evidence and misdirected in law. The principle reaffirmed is that judicial review may intervene where there is a misdirection or perversity on a question of law, distinguishing betwee