Piyadasa v. Bata Shoe Co. – sllr 1982 volume 1 page 091

In the case between Piyadasa and five other workmen (petitioners) and Bata Shoe Co. (1st respondent), concerning the involvement of the All Ceylon Commercial and Industrial Workers’ Union as the original representative, the court addressed the issues arising under the Industrial Disputes Act regarding termination of employment, the permissible scope of party substitution in arbitration, and procedural propriety. The principal matters considered were the arbitrator’s authority to proceed after withdrawal of the union, the implications of delay by the petitioners in seeking relief, and the absence of statutory provision for substitution of parties in such industrial dispute proceedings. The holding established that, in the absence of a statutory mechanism for substitution and in view of the