The Court of Appeal today granted leave to proceed over the writ petition seeking an order to annul the gazette over the daily minimum wage of estate workers to Rs.1,000.
The writ petition filed by twenty Regional Plantation Companies (RPCs) challenging the gazette notification is scheduled to be taken up for hearing on May 5.
The Court also directed office of the Registrar to serve notice to the 18 respondents including Minister of Labour and Commissioner of Department of Labour.
The petition was taken up before a bench consisting of Justice Arjuna Obeyesekere and Justice Mayadunne Corea.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
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Cabinet has approved the appointment of Commodore (retired) M.B.N.A. Premaratne of the Sri Lanka Navy, as the new Commissioner General of Excise.
Villagers in Nirmalapura, Daluwa, Norochcholai today staged a protest over an incident where a group of Navy officials and sailors had assaulted a resident in the area over night, Police said.
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