CONSTITUTIONAL COURT OF SEYCHELLES
Reportable
[2019] SCCC 12
MA 221/2019 arising in
CP 07/2019
In the matter between:
ASSEMBLIES OF GOD
(rep. by Anthony Derjacques)
CONSTITUTIONAL COURT OF SEYCHELLES
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Reportable
[2019] SCCC 11
CP 08/2019
In the matter between:
PRESIDENT DANNY FAURE
Acting in the capacity of Minister responsible for
Public Administration Petitioner
(rep. by Alexandra Madeleine)
and
NICHOLAS PREA
CONSTITUTIONAL COURT OF SEYCHELLES
Reportable
[2019] SCCC 05
CP 04/2018
In the matter between:
JEAN JOSEPH MELLIE Petitioner
(rep. by Alexia Amesbury)
and
GOVERNMENT OF SEYCHELLES 1st Respondent
Herein representing the Attorney General,
C/o National House
Victoria
(rep. by Brigitte Confait )
GOVINDEN J (BURHAN J, VIDOT J CONCURRING)
Petition
M. Twomey (J.A)
[1] The Appellant was convicted before the Supreme Court (SC) on 20 June 1997 for the offence of trafficking in controlled drugs and sentenced to twelve years’ imprisonment. He appealed against both his conviction and his sentence to the Court of Appeal (CA), which appeal was dismissed on 9 April 1998.
Judicial review of decision of Public Service Appeal Board – standing to challenge decision of “independent” body- Government of Seychelles’ capacity to sue or be sued in its own name- authority to swear affidavit.
TWOMEY CJ [1] The Petitioner has brought a case for the judicial review of a decision of the First Respondent concerning the Second Respondent. In essence, the matter for review concerns the decision of the Commissioner of Police to transfer a member of its force, a police constable, namely the Second Respondent from La Digue Police Station to Anse Royale Police Station.
GOVINDEN J
[1] The Seychelles Court of Appeal has in its judgment in Civil Appeal (CA) 7 of 2016, delivered on the 23rd of August 2019, has made the following order in penultimate paragraph of its judgment.
All preliminary objections against Constitutional Petition dismissed.
