(Jamaica Gleaner) The Attorney General’s Department has withdrawn its application challenging the powers of the Office of the Contractor General (OCG).
The application was set to be heard in the Judicial Review Court yesterday morning before three judges.
However, when the case was called up, the director of litigation at the department, Carlene Larmond, told the court that the government would no longer pursue the matter.
Larmond said some time ago, the attorney general announced that consideration was being given to legislative issues in the relation to OCG Act.
She said based on these deliberations it would not be necessary to go forward with the case because of the proposed changes.
As a consequence, the attorney withdrew the application for judicial review.
No order was made for legal cost.
The Ministry of Transport and Works, represented by the Attorney General, took the OCG to the Supreme Court over its insistence on monitoring three major government projects.
