Arguing that the Court of Appeal lacks jurisdiction to hear the matter, Attorney General (AG) Anil Nandlall SC has filed a motion seeking to strike out the appeal filed on behalf of the main opposition APNU+AFC coalition over the dismissal of one of its two petitions challenging the March 2, 2020 elections.
In January, acting Chief Justice Roxane George-Wiltshire SC threw out the petition, brought by Monica Thomas and Brennan Nurse on behalf of the coalition, after finding that the APNU+AFC presidential candidate David Granger was not served on time.
Thomas and Nurse subsequently appealed the ruling, arguing, among other things, that the Chief Justice erred in law and misdirected herself by misapplying the doctrine of strict compliance and holding that such compliance related to the contents of the affidavit of service instead of the filing of the affidavit of service in a timely manner.
