Singer (Sri Lanka) Ltd. v. Rasheed – sllr 1984 volume 1 page 258

In Singer (Sri Lanka) Ltd. v. Rasheed and Another, the court addressed whether the respondent’s delay in appealing Labour Tribunal dismissal orders, which were grounded on res judicata, could be excused and whether adequate notice of inquiry dates had been given. It was determined that the respondent’s six-month delay in invoking the extraordinary jurisdiction of the Court of Appeal was not justified, and proper notice for the proceedings had been provided. The court reaffirmed the principle that parties are required to act diligently and exhaust proper appellate remedies before seeking extraordinary judicial relief. This decision drew upon established procedural rules and principles of res judicata, emphasizing that failure to monitor proceedings and pursue timely appeals precludes subseq