Weeradasa v. Superintendent, Moragalla State Plantation and Others – sllr 1994 volume 3 page 286

In the case between Weeradasa (the Applicant-Appellant) and the Superintendent, Moragalla State Plantation and Others (the Employer-Respondent), the court addressed the issue of whether the Applicant-Appellant was denied a fair hearing following the withdrawal of the Workers Union’s application and the Tribunal’s subsequent peremptory dismissal of a renewed application. It was held that the Tribunal breached the principle of natural justice, specifically the requirement to provide an opportunity to be heard in accordance with Section 31C(1) of the Industrial Disputes Act, by dismissing the application without proper inquiry or allowing the Applicant to present his case. The outcome reaffirmed the importance of procedural fairness in industrial disputes, applying established statutory princ