The writ petition that was filed by 21 plantation companies challenging the Gazette issued increasing the daily minimum wage of an estate worker to Rs. 1700, was withdrawn from the Court of Appeal today.
A Gazette was issued earlier in May by the Ministry of Labour declaring that the minimum daily wage of a plantation worker would be increased to Rs. 1700.
In July, the government’s move was challenged in court by 21 plantation companies seeking a writ order invalidating the Gazette notification.
Following this, the Labour Ministry issued another Gazette cancelling the Gazette previously issued increasing the daily minimum wage of an estate worker from the tea and rubber industries to Rs. 1700 and directed the payments to be made through the Wages Board.
The writ petition filed by the 21 plantation companies against the increase in daily wage was taken up before Court of Appeal justices Sobhitha Rajakaruna and Dhammika Ganepola today.
During the hearing, the lawyer representing the plantation companies had presented facts before the justices, and as the said Gazette notification had been cancelled by the government, had requested to withdraw the writ petition that was filed challenging it. (Newswire)
