Sriyawathie v. Superintendent Hapugastenne Estate and Others – sllr 1997 volume 1 page 001

In the case between Sriyawathie (Plaintiff) and the Superintendent Hapugastenne Estate, Sri Lanka State Plantations Corporation, and others (Defendants), the court addressed the issue of whether the High Court of the Central Province had jurisdiction to review or revise an interim Labor Tribunal order under the Industrial Disputes Act and Act No. 19 of 1990. It was held that an interim order of the Labor Tribunal does not confer a right of appeal under the governing statutes. The findings established that statutory and constitutional interpretation of appeal rights under S.9 of Act No. 19 of 1990 and S.31 DD of the Industrial Disputes Act did not allow an appeal from such an interim order. The decision reaffirmed that revisionary jurisdiction is strictly confined by statute, and appointmen