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A Supreme Court injunction to stop the dismissal of members of the Public Services Commission (PSC) came too late today to save the members from being fired.
The Governor General reportedly issued letters to individual members of the Public Service Commission early this morning, relieving them of their positions.
High court Judge Justice Kay Beckford has granted the injunction seeking to block the Prime Minister from recommending to the Governor General that the members of the PSC be axed.
The ruling was handed down despite strong opposition from lawyers representing Prime Minister Bruce Golding, but the court hearing was too late.
January 10 is the date set for the hearing of the motion filed by Portia Simpson Miller challenging the Prime Minister's decision to have the members dismissed.
The Opposition Leaders' lawyers yesterday filed papers seeking a judicial review of the plan to fire the Commissioners.
The lawsuit names the Prime Minister and Attorney General as defendants.
The Opposition Leader was seeking a court order quashing the recommendation that the five members be dismissed.
Mrs. Simpson Miller's lawyers were also seeking an injunction preventing the dismissal of the Commission members until they were afforded a fair hearing into the Prime Minister's allegation of misconduct.
Lead Attorney Bert Samuels, argued that the Prime Minister breached the rules of natural justice by denying the members of the PSC a hearing to determine if there was misbehaviour on their part.
They further claim that Mr. Golding was guilty of procedural unfairness by not giving notice before coming to this finding of misconduct.
According to Mrs. Simpson-Miller the Prime Minister is acting against the members of the PSC only to thwart their recommendation for Professor Stephen Vasciannie to be the country's next Solicitor-General.
The Governor General reportedly issued letters to individual members of the Public Service Commission early this morning, relieving them of their positions.
High court Judge Justice Kay Beckford has granted the injunction seeking to block the Prime Minister from recommending to the Governor General that the members of the PSC be axed.
The ruling was handed down despite strong opposition from lawyers representing Prime Minister Bruce Golding, but the court hearing was too late.
January 10 is the date set for the hearing of the motion filed by Portia Simpson Miller challenging the Prime Minister's decision to have the members dismissed.
The Opposition Leaders' lawyers yesterday filed papers seeking a judicial review of the plan to fire the Commissioners.
The lawsuit names the Prime Minister and Attorney General as defendants.
The Opposition Leader was seeking a court order quashing the recommendation that the five members be dismissed.
Mrs. Simpson Miller's lawyers were also seeking an injunction preventing the dismissal of the Commission members until they were afforded a fair hearing into the Prime Minister's allegation of misconduct.
Lead Attorney Bert Samuels, argued that the Prime Minister breached the rules of natural justice by denying the members of the PSC a hearing to determine if there was misbehaviour on their part.
They further claim that Mr. Golding was guilty of procedural unfairness by not giving notice before coming to this finding of misconduct.
According to Mrs. Simpson-Miller the Prime Minister is acting against the members of the PSC only to thwart their recommendation for Professor Stephen Vasciannie to be the country's next Solicitor-General.
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