Chandrasena and Two Others v. National Paper Corporation and Two Others – sllr 1982 volume 1 page 019

In the case between Chandrasena and Two Others (plaintiffs) and National Paper Corporation and Two Others (defendants), the court addressed the issue of whether the non-deduction and non-remittance of trade union membership fees by a public corporation, alleged to be politically motivated, constituted executive or administrative action under Article 126 of the Constitution and qualified for judicial review. The petitioners, employees of the Embilipitiya Factory and members of the All Ceylon Corporation Employees Union, claimed that this cessation was aimed at favoring a rival union and discriminating against them on political grounds, amounting to an infringement of fundamental rights under Article 12(2). The court determined that such acts did not amount to executive or administrative act