Board of Trustees of the Tamil University Movement v. De Silva and Another – sllr 1981 volume 1 page 350

In the case between The Board of Trustees of the Tamil University Movement (Plaintiff) and F. N. De Silva and Another (Defendants), the Supreme Court was required to determine whether the Court of Appeal’s authority under Article 140 of the Constitution to issue writs, such as certiorari, amounted to supervisory as opposed to appellate jurisdiction, and whether an order refusing to quash a tribunal’s decision permitting amendment was a final or interlocutory order under Articles 128(1) and (2). The proceedings originated from an amended application regarding alleged wrongful termination, with objections raised against the amendment. The Labour Tribunal permitted the amendment, following which a writ application was made to the Court of Appeal seeking to quash the tribunal’s decision. Upon