Amarasinghe v. Co Operative Employees Commission Madampe Multi Purpose Co Operative Society – sllr 1995 volume 2 page 175

In the case between the petitioner, the former General Manager of the 2nd respondent Multipurpose Co-operative Society, and the 1st respondent—Co-operative Employees Commission—and the 2nd respondent—Multipurpose Co-operative Society, the legal issue centered on whether the petitioner was denied a fair hearing during the appeals process concerning the termination of employment. It was held that fairness and the rules of natural justice require an oral hearing in termination appeals, reaffirming the principle that due process must be maintained in employment termination proceedings. The decision relied on the interpretation of Regulations 135, 137, and 138 of the Co-operative Employees Commission Regulations, emphasizing that the distinction between termination and other appeals necessitate