Swasthika Textile Industries Ltd. v. Thantrige Dayaratne – sllr 1993 volume 2 page 348

In Swasthika Textile Industries Ltd. v. Thantrige Dayaratne, the Supreme Court considered whether the High Court established under Article 154P is empowered to hear and determine appeals from Labour Tribunal orders under the High Court of the Provinces (Special Provisions) Act No. 19 of 1990 and Section 31D(3) of the Industrial Disputes Act, as amended by Act No. 32 of 1990, and examined the constitutional consistency of these statutory provisions, particularly with Articles 138, 154P, 80(3), and 82. It was held that Section 3 of the High Court of the Provinces (Special Provisions) Act confers concurrent, and subsequently exclusive, appellate and revisionary jurisdiction on the High Court in respect of Labour Tribunal orders. Section 31D(3) of the Industrial Disputes Act renders the High C