Fazal Hardware Pvt Ltd and others vs Buwalu Patabandige Thilakasiri – SC Appeal 76/2022-2025

In the matter of Fazal Hardware Pvt Ltd and Fazal Import & Transport Pvt Ltd against Buwalu Patabandige Thilakasiri, the court addressed the issue of unjust termination versus voluntary abandonment of employment. The court held that the Applicant’s claim was undermined by evidence of falsification of a medical certificate and demonstrated intent to sever employment. This decision reaffirmed the principle that ‘He who seeks equity must come with clean hands.’ This case relied on legal precedents concerning ‘vacation of employment’ and the procedural flexibility of Labour Tribunals, emphasizing that deliberate misrepresentation in seeking relief renders claims invalid.

A.L. Shiran Gooneratne J. – The case involved an appeal against the High Court’s affirmation of a Labour Tribunal order con