Supreme Court to hear Buchanan’s application for judicial review
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Supreme Court has scheduled, Tuesday November 18, to hear the application for leave for Judicial Review of a decision made by the Constituted Authority in the St Andrew West Central election dispute.
The application was filed by Paul Buchanan, the People’s National Party’s aspirant who contested the September 3 general election and subsequently sought to have the results declared void.
The Constituted Authority had rejected Buchanan’s request, prompting the legal challenge.
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It’s alleged that during a case management hearing on Tuesday, the court described the matter as serious and unprecedented, given that it directly involves the actions of the Constituted Authority.
The presiding judge ordered that legal documents be served on Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness, the Jamaica Labour Party’s candidate for the constituency, and on the Attorney General, who will represent the Constituted Authority in the proceedings.
