The attorney for chartered accountant Christopher Ram on Friday submitted to the High Court that based on the principles of interpretation, 33 votes constitute a majority for the passage of the no-confidence motion against the government.
He also argues that in accordance with the Interpretation and General Clauses Act, the Cabinet must resign with “all convenient speed” and thereafter the government becomes a caretaker administration until elections are held due to the passage of the motion.
“The motion was validly and lawfully passed on 21 December 2018 and elections should be held no later than 21 March 2019. The Cabinet must resign and the Government continues in a caretaker role until elections are held, results declared and the President sworn in,” attorney Kamal Ramkarran says in written arguments for Ram, which were submitted in keeping with timelines set by Chief Justice Roxane George-Wiltshire last week.
