Sunbee Ready-mix (Pvt.) Limited. vs K.R.A. Kusumsiri and others – SC SPL LA NO: 38/2020-2024

The case involved a dispute between a group of employees and Sunbee Ready-mix (Pvt.) Limited concerning allegations of unjustified termination and the timeliness of the application for special leave to appeal. Central issues focused on whether the appeal was filed within the mandatory six‐week period prescribed by Rule 7 of the Supreme Court Rules and on the sufficiency of the justification for any delay in filing.

The analysis determined that the application for special leave was submitted 54 days after the High Court judgment, a period exceeding the prescribed timeframe. The causal factors, including procedural delays in obtaining the High Court decision and the volume of the appeal brief, were found insufficient to offset the strict filing deadline, thereby upholding the preliminary ob