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Wednesday, December 12, 2007
MEMBERS of the Public Service Commission (PSC) are expected to seek an interim injunction in the Supreme Court today, in an attempt to block Governor General Sir Kenneth Hall from dissolving the body.
The PSC members were yesterday formally informed of the Government's plan to have them replaced after a battle with the new administration that has been ongoing for several weeks.
The applicants' legal team is expected to argue in court today that the governor-general's expected action to dissolve the body would be unfair and against the principles of natural justice.
The Government and the current PSC members, who were appointed under the previous People's National Party administration, had for a week been locked in a war of words over the proposal to appoint Dr Stephen Vasciannie as the new solicitor-general.
Prime Minister Bruce Golding had expressed no confidence in the members and asked that they tender their resignations, failing which he would write to the G-G instructing that their membership be dissolved.
Attorneys K D Knight and John Junor, two former government ministers, will be appearing in court on behalf of the PSC members.
Last night, Junor told the Observer they had been approached to provide legal representation on behalf of the body.
"I don't want to comment any further. we have been approached and some discussions have taken place," Junor said.
Golding more than a month ago asked the governor-general to dissolve the PSC on the basis of conduct, after the court ruled against the body's decision to recommend the retirement, in the public interest, of acting deputy solicitor-general Lackston Robinson.
The court ruled that Robinson be reinstated, but the PSC instead transferred Robinson to the Tax Administration Services Department as deputy commissioner, a position Robinson said was inferior to his status, and for which he is seeking a judicial review.
MEMBERS of the Public Service Commission (PSC) are expected to seek an interim injunction in the Supreme Court today, in an attempt to block Governor General Sir Kenneth Hall from dissolving the body.
The PSC members were yesterday formally informed of the Government's plan to have them replaced after a battle with the new administration that has been ongoing for several weeks.
The applicants' legal team is expected to argue in court today that the governor-general's expected action to dissolve the body would be unfair and against the principles of natural justice.
The Government and the current PSC members, who were appointed under the previous People's National Party administration, had for a week been locked in a war of words over the proposal to appoint Dr Stephen Vasciannie as the new solicitor-general.
Prime Minister Bruce Golding had expressed no confidence in the members and asked that they tender their resignations, failing which he would write to the G-G instructing that their membership be dissolved.
Attorneys K D Knight and John Junor, two former government ministers, will be appearing in court on behalf of the PSC members.
Last night, Junor told the Observer they had been approached to provide legal representation on behalf of the body.
"I don't want to comment any further. we have been approached and some discussions have taken place," Junor said.
Golding more than a month ago asked the governor-general to dissolve the PSC on the basis of conduct, after the court ruled against the body's decision to recommend the retirement, in the public interest, of acting deputy solicitor-general Lackston Robinson.
The court ruled that Robinson be reinstated, but the PSC instead transferred Robinson to the Tax Administration Services Department as deputy commissioner, a position Robinson said was inferior to his status, and for which he is seeking a judicial review.
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