7. Where any award of any industrial court, arbitrator or labour tribunal on a reference under the principal Act was subsequently quashed by any relevant decision of the Supreme Court on application by way of writ, on the ground that such industrial court was not validly constituted, or such arbitrator or president of such tribunal was not validly appointed to exercise jurisdiction in the matter to which such reference related, the following provisions shall apply in the case of such application by way of writ : -
| (a) such decision of the Supreme Court shall be deemed to have been, and to be, null and void; |
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| (b) such application shall be deemed to be an application which was not decided by the Supreme Court, but to be an application by way of writ . made de novo to such Court on the relevant date; |
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| (c) the Supreme Court is hereby empowered and authorized, and shall have jurisdiction, to entertain, hear and decide such application de novo; and |
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| (d) the practice and procedure to be followed by the Supreme Court in entertaining, hearing and deciding such application de novo shall be as determined by order of the Chief Justice. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts