State Distilleries Corporation v. Rupasinghe – sllr 1994 volume 2 page 395

In the case between State Distilleries Corporation (Employer-Appellant) and Rupasinghe (Applicant-Respondent), the court addressed whether an employee whose probationary period has expired, without express confirmation or extension by the employer, should be deemed confirmed or remains on probation for the purposes of termination. It was determined that upon expiration of the probationary period, and in the absence of explicit extension or confirmation, the employee is to be treated as confirmed. The court reaffirmed the principle that ambiguity in employment contracts, especially concerning probation and confirmation, must be construed against the employer under the contra proferentem rule. Reliance was placed on the Industrial Disputes Act, emphasizing the shift from employment at pleasu