Indrajith Rodrigo v. Central Engineering Consultancy Bureau – sllr 2009 volume 1 page 248

In the case between Indrajith Rodrigo (Appellant) and the Central Engineering Consultancy Bureau (Respondent), the court addressed the legality of a Labour Tribunal application contesting termination of employment, the treatment of multiple termination letters, the correct computation of back wages, and the evidentiary burden on the employer regarding dismissal. It was held that both termination letters should be treated as a single act of termination effective from 14th November 1996, and that reinstatement with back wages and costs was warranted due to the employer’s failure to justify the dismissal. The principle reaffirmed was that the burden rests on the employer to justify a termination in industrial adjudication. The decision was based on relevant statutory and judicial authorities,