Ranaweera vs Mahaweli Authority of Sri Lanka and Another – sllr 2004 volume 2 page 346

In the case between Ranaweera (Plaintiff) and the Mahaweli Authority of Sri Lanka and Another (Defendants), the court addressed the issuance of a writ of mandamus to enforce an order of reinstatement made by a Labour Tribunal and confirmed by the High Court, where an effective alternative remedy exists under the Industrial Disputes Act. It was held that mandamus is not available to enforce such orders in the presence of a statutory enforcement procedure. The principle reaffirmed is that discretionary writ remedies will not be granted when the legislature has provided a specific, effective mechanism for compliance. Reliance was placed on sections 40(1)(q), 43, 43A(3), and 44B of the Industrial Disputes Act, with the key takeaway that judicial intervention by way of writ is precluded if adeq