S. Shafeedeen v. The Sri Lanka State Plantations Corporation – sllr 1994 volume 2 page 357

In the case between S. Shafeeddeen and The Sri Lanka State Plantations Corporation, the court addressed whether the termination of a probationer’s employment, based on an alleged failure to account for 10 rolls of barbed wire, was conducted in bona fide exercise of management’s contractual authority. The holding affirmed the Tribunal’s decision, determining that while employers may terminate probationers without strict procedural requirements, the Industrial Tribunal retains supervisory jurisdiction to assess whether such dismissal was made in good faith. The court emphasized the requirement for terminations to be just and equitable under sections 31(b)(4) and 31(c)(1) of the Industrial Disputes Act, referencing key precedents such as Moosajees Ltd. v. Rasiah. It was established that forma