Chief Justice set to rule on budget cuts

Acting Chief Justice Ian Chang

Acting Chief Justice Ian Chang is set to rule on government’s application for the restoration of funds cut from the national budget by the parliamentary opposition, after lawyers for both sides concluded their arguments yesterday.

At an hour-long, in-chambers hearing yesterday, there were submissions by Senior Counsel Rex McKay as well as attorneys Roysdale Forde and Khemraj Ramjattan. Attorney General Anil Nandlall, who is responsible for the application to the court, also briefly replied to submissions made at the hearing.

Chief Justice Chang will set a date when he