Ceylon Electricity Board vs. Alavi Moulana and Others – sllr 2006 volume 3 page 001

The case between the Ceylon Electricity Board (petitioner) and Alavi Moulana and others (respondents) addressed whether repudiation of an arbitration award under Section 20 of the Industrial Disputes Act constituted an effective alternative remedy to a writ of certiorari, as well as the proper period for awarding arrears of salary to an employee whose termination had been set aside. It was determined that repudiation under Section 20 does not operate as an adequate alternative to certiorari, as its effect is prospective, leaving accrued rights and obligations unaffected. The court held that the High Court correctly confined relief to the period from termination to reinstatement, in line with statutory and jurisdictional limitations. This decision relied on statutory interpretation and pert