Finding that the President had meaningfully consulted with the Opposition Leader, acting Chief Justice Roxane George SC this afternoon affirmed the appointment of Patrick Findlay as Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC).
She also resultingly ruled that Chandra Gajraj’s appointment as Chair of the Integrity Commission as well as the members of that Commission were lawfully done.
In a connected issue, however, the Judge found that in the absence of a Chairman of the Public Service Commission with whom Findlay needed to consult, the Police Service Commission was not lawfully constituted.
Noting, however, that the rights of third parties stand to be affected, the Chief Justice saved the promotion of police officers that had been made by the Police Service Commission.
It had been the contention of Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton that President had failed to meaningfully consult him, and so the appointments were unlawful.
