Serendib Coconut Products Ltd., (In Voluntary Liquidation) and Others V Commissioner-General of Labour and Others – sllr 2004 volume 2 page 137

The case between Serendib Coconut Products Ltd. (in voluntary liquidation, represented by its joint liquidators) and the Commissioner-General of Labour and others addressed the validity of an application for termination of employment submitted after the company had ceased operations, under the Termination of Employment of Workmen (Special Provisions) Act, No. 45 of 1971. It was determined that such a termination is null and void as it contravenes section 2 of the Act. The principle reaffirmed is that voluntary winding up constitutes a “closure” under section 6A, triggering statutory obligations for compensation to workmen unless prior written consent or necessary approvals are obtained. The decision relied on statutory interpretation and relevant precedents, emphasizing that statutory requ