Commercial and Industrial Workers Union v. Associated Battery Manufacturers (Ceylon) Ltd., And Three Others – sllr 1997 volume 1 page 234

The case between the Commercial and Industrial Workers Union and Associated Battery Manufacturers (Ceylon) Ltd. and others addressed the issue of whether the dismissal of union official J. T. Shantha, for holding an unauthorized and inflammatory meeting on company premises during working hours, was justified under the terms of a binding Collective Agreement. It was held that the arbitrator’s award upholding the dismissal was reasonable and based on proper legal principles, reaffirming that the conduct of unauthorized union meetings in breach of a collective agreement constitutes misconduct warranting disciplinary action. This decision relied on the terms of the Collective Agreement and established legal precedents, emphasizing that judicial review by way of certiorari does not substitute f