Appeal Court sets November 1st for report on status of CJ’s written ruling in elections petition case

Following legal arguments yesterday on the fate of the second petition challenging the results of the March 2nd 2020 general elections, the Court of Appeal has fixed November 1st for a report on the status of the Chief Justice’s written ruling in the matter

Following a hearing on what was described as a delay of  17 months in hearing the appeal of Chief Justice Roxane George’s oral ruling throwing out the petition, the Chancellor of the Judiciary, Yonette Cummings-Edwards said that the appellants would not be shut out by the court.

She said that such matters “should indeed be heard in a timely manner,” but added that whether the delay lies at the feet of counsel or the judicial system, is an issue that would have to be investigated.