Mrs. W. Peter De Silva vs Herath and Others – sllr 1983 volume 2 page 105

In the case between Mrs. W. Peter de Silva (Plaintiff) and Herath and Others (Defendants), the court addressed the issue of whether the Compensation Tribunal possessed jurisdiction to determine compensation claims not submitted to the Chairman of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation in accordance with Section 44 of Act No. 28 of 1961. It was held that the Tribunal’s jurisdiction is strictly confined to claims referred by the Chairman as stipulated by statute, reaffirming the principle that statutory requirements governing the submission and reference of compensation claims are mandatory and cannot be circumvented by direct approaches to the Tribunal. The decision relied on a detailed interpretation of the relevant statutory provisions, including Sections 44, 45, 54, 63, 64, and 65 of Act No. 2