Ceylon Meat Products Ltd. v. Mrs. C. Fernando – sllr 1989 volume 2 page 304

The case between CEYLON MEAT PRODUCTS LTD. and MRS. C. FERNANDO addressed the issue of whether an applicant’s incomplete pleadings and the omission of a replication affected her claim for wrongful termination, and whether an individual can hold the dual positions of Director and employee within the same company. It was held that the applicant’s status as a former Director did not need to be included in her claim regarding her termination as Production Manager, and that the absence of a replication was not fatal to her application. The principle established was that regulatory requirements should be interpreted in a directory rather than a mandatory manner when relating to procedural technicalities, and that employment rights as Production Manager were maintained independent of directorship