The High Court does not have jurisdiction to hear the challenge mounted by former Attorney General Anil Nandlall, over the validity of charges levelled against him for the alleged theft of a quantity of Law Reports while he was in office, attorney Leslyn Noble argued on Thursday.
At a hearing before acting Chief Justice Roxane George-Wiltshire on Thursday afternoon, Noble who represents Superintendent Trevor Reid—the first-named respondent in Nandlall’s action, contended that contrary to advancements made by Nandlall’s attorneys, the court cannot hear the matter.
She submitted that since Nandlall’s application stems from an ongoing trial before the Magistrates Court, the High Court would not have jurisdiction to hear the matter as the case before the lower court is at an interlocutory stage.
