Court orders AG to appoint board for Deeds, Commercial registries

The High Court has ordered Attorney General (AG) Basil Williams SC to appoint the Governing Board of the Deeds and Commercial Registries Authority.

Justice Nareshwar Harnanan on Wednesday made absolute the order nisi of mandamus which attorney and former AG Anil Nandlall had applied for to compel Williams to appoint the board.

By extension, the ruling caters for the Authority to discharge its functions in accordance with the Deeds and Commercial Registries Authority Act, which also provides for the board to hold regular meetings.

In addition to the order being made absolute, Justice Harnanan