The government has been given a week to respond to Opposition Leader David Granger’s application for an order to stop all spending not authorised by the National Assembly.
Acting Chief Justice Ian Chang granted leave for the filing of an affidavit in answer at a hearing yesterday on Granger’s application for a conservatory order to stay all spending or any further spending by Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh or other ministers on programmes disapproved for budgetary allocations or not authorised by the National Assembly.
Singh, Attorney General Anil Nandlall and Speaker Raphael Trotman were named as the defendants in the court action, which was brought by Granger last Thursday.
Yesterday’s hearing was to address Granger’s application for a
