IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA In the matter of an Application under Article 140 of the Constitution for a mandates in the nature of a Writ of Certiorari and/or Prohibition.

National Institute of Business Management, No. 120/5, Wijerama Mawatha, Colombo 07.

PETITIONER Vs.

Court of Appeal Case No:

CA/WRIT/74/2024

1. Commissioner General of Labour, Labour Department, Colombo 05.

2. J.L.P. Fernando, Former Deputy Director Management Development, National Institute of Business Management, No. 6/9, Malwatta Cross Lane, Dehiwala.

Presently at No. 115, Supem Uyana, Gonapinuwala.

3. R.S. Ariyapperuma, No. 03, Araliya Mawatha, Sirimal Uyana, Ratmalana.

4. Hon. Attorney General, Attorney General’s Department, Colombo 12.

RESPONDENTS Before: S.U.B. Karalliyadde, J Mayadunne Corea, J Counsel: Priyantha Alagiyawanna with Heshani Gunarathne and Tharushi Weerasekara instructed by Dhammika Jinimige for the Petitioner.

K. Dilantha Sampath, S.C. for the 1^st and 4^th Respondents.

S anath Weerasinghe with Shiromi Wanasinghe for the 2^nd Respondent.

Supported on: 15.10.2024 Decided on: 29.11.2024 Mayadunne Corea J The Petitioner to this Application has sought among other thin