Justice William Ramlall has moved to the court to seek constitutional redress for the deduction of millions in income tax from his salary, arguing that the granting of tax exemptions only to the acting Chancellor and Chief Justice is discriminatory and has left him feeling inferior.
In a constitutional motion, filed last Friday in the High Court, Ramlall is asking for a refund of the approximately $34M with interest, which was deducted from his salary from 2004 to the end of 2014. In addition, he is also requesting declarations that he has been denied equality and equal protection and benefit under the law; that Section 13 of the Income Tax Act is discriminatory against him; that the deductions of income tax is an unlawful alteration of the terms and conditions of his service; that the State is not entitled to take or receive income tax from him
