Vikash Ramkissoon and Sarah Browne, whose appointments as Parliamentary Secretaries were recently nullified by the Chief Justice, have asked the Court of Appeal to stay that ruling until it has fully determined their appeal.
In their application seeking an early hearing, the appellants, along with the Attorney General, are arguing that unless a stay is granted, their appeal would be rendered nugatory, insofar as the declarations granted by the Chief Justice would take effect before the appeal is heard.
In her judgment of April 20, Chief Justice (CJ) (ag) Roxane George-Wiltshire SC found that in accordance with case law authority, their appointments as Parliamentary Secretaries and their membership of the National Assembly were unlawful and she ordered the Speaker of the House to prevent them from sitting in or participating in the business of the National Assembly.
