Sri Lanka, March 1 -- Mr. Somadasa (the Applicant and subsequently Respondent in High Court) was a printing press worker who was fired by his employer (a printing company) for poor attendance. His union, Eksath Kamkaru Samithiya, challenged the firing in Court, arguing it was unfair.

The lower Courts, the Labour Tribunal and High Court sided with the respondent-applicant, and the printing company appealed to the Supreme Court. (Elmo Rex Lord and Another, Partners, Mercantile Printers and Stationers v. Eksath Kamkaru Samithiya On Behalf of Somadasa - SLR - 161, Vol 1 of 2001 [2001] LKSC 27; (2001) 1 Sri LR 161 (7 March 2001).)

Did the lower courts wrongly assess the evidence about warning letters and how other employees were treated?Even...