Bank of Ceylon v. The Ceylon Bank Employees Union (On Behalf of Karunatilaka) – sllr 2003 volume 1 page 047

In the case between the Ceylon Bank Employees Union (acting on behalf of R.A. Karunathilaka) and the Bank of Ceylon, the court addressed whether a delay by the Registrar in dispatching notice—which caused the Union’s failure to file a caveat within the prescribed period—disentitled the Union from opposing the grant of special leave to appeal and precluded it from being heard at the appeal hearing. It was held that while the procedural irregularity prevented the Union from formally opposing the grant of special leave to appeal, it did not bar the Union from being represented or heard at the substantive appeal. This determination reaffirmed that compliance with procedural rules around notice and caveat filing does not affect the substantive right to a hearing, provided the party is otherwise