Ceylon Workers Congress v. Janatha Estates Development Board and Another – sllr 1987 volume 2 page 073

In the case between Ceylon Workers Congress (Plaintiff) and Janatha Estates Development Board and others (Defendants), the issue addressed was whether a workman’s continued occupation of a line room, against management instructions, constituted a suspension of services or amounted to constructive termination under the Industrial Disputes Act. It was held that the action of management resulted only in a suspension and did not amount to constructive termination. The principle reaffirmed is that management holds authority to allocate work and enforce transfer orders within the estate, and refusal to comply with such lawful directives amounts to misconduct. Reliance was placed on established management rights and the admitted evidence, emphasizing that absence of a domestic inquiry was not fat