Premaratne vs People’s Bank and Others – sllr 2004 volume 3 page 156

In Premaratne v. People’s Bank and Others, the court addressed whether the denial of an employee’s extension of service beyond the stipulated retirement age under internal bank circulars J1 and J2 was subject to judicial review. It was concluded that the petitioner’s claim related to the enforcement of an employment contract governed by private law rather than matters appropriate for public law remedies or judicial review. The decision reaffirmed the principle that contractual employment rights and disputes involving internal terms of employment are generally not amenable to judicial review unless fundamental rights are implicated. Reference was made to relevant precedents, and the application was dismissed, solidifying that organizational discretion in employment contract matters is not s