(Trinidad and Tobago) A High Court judge complained that he had been unlawfully excluded from the roster of sittings for the following term.
Held: The procedure to suspend judge had to be followed closely. In this case there had been a breach of natural justice. His fundamental right to the protection of the law under paragraph 4(b) of the Constitution, that is the right to the protection of the law, had been violated. The decision to suspend him was contrary to section 137(1) of the Constitution which provided that: ‘A judge may be removed from office only for inability to perform the functions of his office (whether arising from infirmity of mind or body or any other cause), or for misbehaviour, and shall not be so removed except in accordance with the provisions of this section.’ That contravention could not be corrected retrospectively by a later suspension order.
Citations:
Gazette 30-Mar-1994, [1994] 2 AC 173
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Cited – Naidike, Naidike and Naidike v The Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago PC 12-Oct-2004
(Trinidad and Tobago) The claimant was arrested following expiry of the last of his work permits and after he had failed to provide evidence of his intention to leave. As he was arrested he was also arrested for assaulting a police officer. He was . .
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Constitutional, Commonwealth
Updated: 09 April 2022; Ref: scu.85935