Judge still to be appointed to hear Justice Ramlall’s tax discrimination case

The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has not yet appointed another judge to consider a request by Justice William Ramlall for constitutional redress for the deduction of millions in income tax from his salary.

On April 2, Acting Chief Justice Ian Chang had granted an adjournment to facilitate the appointment.

Justice Chang had expressed his intention to recuse himself from hearing the case, in which it is claimed that tax exemptions granted to