Sri Lanka State Plantation Corporation v. Dharmawansa And Others – sllr 2006 volume 1 page 346

In Sri Lanka State Plantation Corporation v. Dharmawansa and Others, the court examined whether the initiation of a writ application challenging an employee’s termination precluded the employee from subsequently seeking relief under the Industrial Disputes Act before the Labour Tribunal. It was determined that multiple avenues of redress could be pursued, and the Labour Tribunal’s jurisdiction remained intact even where an administrative challenge had been made. Key legal reasoning derived from the interpretation of section 31(8)(5) of the Industrial Disputes Act and authorities such as Saleem v. Hatton National Bank and Tri Star Apparel Exports v. Gajanayake. The court concluded that interim relief sought by the employer should be refused, affirming that applications before the Labour Tri