Ceylon Bank Employees Union v. Bank of Ceylon – sllr 1998 volume 1 page 152

In the case between Ceylon Bank Employees Union (Plaintiff) and Bank of Ceylon (Defendant), the court addressed the issue of whether the dismissal of a Bank of Ceylon employee was justified on charges that included cheating, misappropriation, fraud, and negligence. It was held that the dismissal could not be sustained because the charge of negligence, upon which the decision was ultimately based, was neither properly substantiated nor included in the original allegations. The principle reaffirmed is that a workman must be given a fair opportunity to answer any charge forming the basis for disciplinary action, and allegations must be adequately supported by evidence. The decision drew on existing statutes and established procedural fairness requirements, emphasizing that procedural safeguar