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Court name
Constitutional Court
Case number
MA 149 of 2017
Counsel for plantiff
Ms Aglae

Herminie v Pillay & Ors (MA 149 of 2017) [2017] SCCC 5 (26 May 2017);

Media neutral citation
[2017] SCCC 5
Counsel for defendant
Mr. Cesar for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th Respondents
Mr. Jayaraj for 9th Respondent
Coram
Govinden, J
Dodin, J
Vidot, J

IN THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT OF SEYCHELLES

[Corum: R. GOVINDEN, DODIN, VIDOT )

 

MA 149/2017

(arising in CP 02/2017)

[2017] SCCC 5

 

 

 

 

 

PATRICK HERMINIE

 

VS

 

PATRICK PILLAY & ORS

 

 

 

 

Heard: Counsel:

 

26 May 2017

 

Ms Aglae for Petitioner

 

Mr. Cesar for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th Respondents

 

Mr. Jayaraj for 9th Respondent

 

 

 

 

Delivered: 26 May 2017

 

 

 

RULING

 

 

 

Unanimous Ruling of the Constitutional Court.

 

 

[1] Given the undertaking of Mr. Cesar on behalf of the first to eighth Respondents in this matter the court order as follows:

 

1. Any summons or process issued against the Applicant, Mr. Patrick Herminie, by the first to eighth Respondents who composes the "Anti- Victimisation Committee" is annulled and render of no effect, further.

 

2. We issue order onto the first to the eight Respondents who consist the "Anti­ Victimisation Committee of the National Assembly" not to sit and hear complaint made by the complainant, Mr. Frank Morel, against the Applicant in this matter, Mr. Patrick Herminie, on the 27th May 2017.

 

[2] Further that these Orders shall remain in force until this matter is fully determined on its merits.

 

 

 

 

Signed, dated and delivered at lie du Port on 26 May 2017.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R. Govinden, J

Judge of the Supreme Court

 

 

G. Dodin

Judge of the Supreme Court

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

M:Vidot '

Judge of the Supreme Court