Sri Lanka Braodcasting Corporation v. De Silva – sllr 1981 volume 2 page 228

In the case between Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation and De Silva, the court addressed whether an application for revision of a Labour Tribunal award, filed beyond the permissible period, is maintainable. It was determined that such a revision is not permissible outside the prescribed timeframe, especially where the Industrial Disputes Act restricts appeals to questions of law and limits judicial review when statutory periods have lapsed. Reliance was placed on constitutional provisions, including Articles 138, 139, 140, and 145, and judicial precedents such as Mrs. Thameena v. Koch and Timber Craft Ltd. v. Peiris. The ruling reiterated the principle that statutory time limits for challenging Labour Tribunal awards must be strictly observed, and the scope of the Court of Appeal’s supervi