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Granger’s legal challenge begs the question Why? – HPS
Dr Roger Luncheon

Granger’s legal challenge begs the question Why? – HPS

 

HEAD of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr. Roger Luncheon at his weekly post cabinet press briefing again reiterated cabinet’s position that all spending being undertaken by the Government is legitimate. He said that Cabinet was briefed by the Attorney General on the status of the legal action brought by the Leader of the Opposition Brigadier (rtd), David Granger. He said, “The Chief Justice, in his earlier ruling, has dealt with this matter conclusively and yet the Leader of the Opposition thought it necessary and convenient to apply to the constitutional court, a legal action against the Minister (of Finance) and Speaker (of the National Assembly); our understanding having being aware of the Chief Justice ruling begs the question, why?”
Dr. Luncheon said that there is a lack of understanding as to what lies behind that resort. He said that the Leader of the Opposition has again sought, on constitutional ground, to question and take to the Constitutional court, actions by the Minister of Finance that, by the Chief Justice’s earlier ruling, are perfectly legitimate. Further, he pointed out that from the Attorney General’s presentation, the legal arguments on the efforts by the Leader of the Opposition to prevent the Minister of Finance from expending sums of money under constitutional coverage are not expected to commence before December 29, 2014, and is unlikely to conclude before December 31, 2014, the date which the expenditure being queried by the Leader of the Opposition, is being sought to be stayed.
The Leader of the Opposition on Thursday last filed a writ in the High Court naming the Minister of Finance, the Attorney General and the Speaker of the National Assembly as defendants. He is seeking to stay all spending by Government on projects not approved in the 2014 Budget. The Attorney General was on Monday, on request, granted seven days by the Chief Justice to reply to the action after which the lawyer for the Opposition Leader will have a further five days to reply before the matter comes up for report on December 29, 2014, when a date will be set for the hearing.
The Head of the Presidential Secretariat said also that the Attorney General updated Cabinet on the State’s effort with regard to the appeal for a stay of execution of the Chief Justice ruling in the matter of the petition by an attorney in support of a client under the Sexual Violence Act was successful. He said that the Attorney General had advised Cabinet that the efforts of the State had prevailed and a stay of execution of the Chief Justice ruling, which essentially had said that paper committals were unconstitutional, had been granted. This, he said, will allow for paper committal to be concluded and those in abeyance to be concluded.

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More lolo Kwame give Yuji

More lies come out of his Mouth.

Govt worried about legal action against Finance Minister

December 18, 2014 | By | Filed Under News 

Cabinet Secretary, Dr. Roger Luncheon, told the media yesterday that the government is worried about the legal

Finance Minister, Dr. Ashni Singh

Finance Minister, Dr. Ashni Singh

proceedings brought against Minister of Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh, by Opposition Leader, David Granger. Granger seeks to halt the unauthorized spending of billions of taxpayers’ dollars which was disapproved in the National Assembly earlier this year. The court application, which was filed on Thursday on Granger’s behalf, named Dr. Singh, the Attorney General, Anil Nandlall and Speaker of the National Assembly, Raphael Trotman as the defendants. The legal challenge seeks to stop all unapproved spending by the Administration until the current matter has been determined. The matter came up before Chief Justice (Ag), Ian Chang, on Monday. But when the matter was called, A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) representatives, agreed to give the government a chance to respond to the writ. The government was subsequently given seven days to say why Chief Justice Ian Chang should not grant a Conservatory Order. The opposition lawyers were seeking an ex-parte injunction. However, it was agreed by both sides that the legal challenge should be made inter parte. Nandlall, who is representing the government, will have to file an affidavit in answer, while Basil Williams, one of the lawyers for the plaintiff, will file a further affidavit in reply, if needed. The two parties will return to court on December 29. Both sides had declined to finalize a date for hearing. Instead, both sides decided that the December 29 date would be for report. Dr. Luncheon told media operatives yesterday that Nandlall reported on the matter at Cabinet’s recent meeting.  He said too that the matter was of “abiding concern” to the administration. The Cabinet Secretary said that it does seem from Nandlall’s presentation, that the efforts by Granger to prevent the Finance

Cabinet Secretary, Dr. Roger Luncheon

Cabinet Secretary, Dr. Roger Luncheon

Minister from expending sums of money under constitutional coverage is going to be the subject of legal arguments that are not expected to begin earlier than December 29 and unlikely to be concluded before December 31. This date, he said, is when expenditure for the year 2014 ends anyhow. Asked why government is concerned particularly about Granger’s legal action, he said that he thinks there is an interest that has to be addressed. Dr. Luncheon said that the Opposition Leader has again sought, on constitutional grounds, to raise questions on actions that Dr. Singh, by the Chief Justice’s earlier ruling, are perfectly legitimate. To that extent, he said there is some lack of understanding in what lies behind Granger’s resort. “The Chief Justice, in his earlier ruling, dealt with this matter, conclusively. Yet, the Leader of the Opposition thought it necessary and thought it convenient to apply to the Constitutional Court in a legal action against the Minister and the Speaker of the National Assembly,” he remarked. Dr. Luncheon said that to the government’s understanding based on the Chief Justice’s ruling, “such a resort begs the question why?” Outside of the Order to stay, claims were made for the court to declare that the National Assembly, in keeping with Article 218 (2) of the Constitution, lawfully disapproved in the annual estimates of Revenue and Expenditure of 2014 and was reflected in the Appropriation Bill Number 6 of 2014 and confirmed by the Appropriation Act Number 10 of 2014. The Opposition-controlled National Assembly disapproved some $36.75B. The money included $1.3B from Office of the

Opposition Leader, David Granger

Opposition Leader, David Granger

President (OP) under its Administrative Services programme; $3.8B also from OP for capital estimates also under Administrative Services; some $22B from Ministry of Finance; $1.1B from Ministry of Amerindian Affairs’ Development Fund; $6.78B from Ministry of Public Works capital work and $1.3B from the Ministry of Health’s Regional and Clinical. APNU wants the court to declare that Government unlawfully spent or authorized the spending of monies despite its disapprovals. Minister Singh had admitted that some $4.5B had been spent for the period ended June 16, 2014, “in breach of Articles 217 and 219 (2) of the Constitution and the decisions of the National Assembly to disapprove these Programmes,” court documents highlighted. Among several other things, APNU wants the court to order also that the spending was “unconstitutional, ultra vires, null and void, unreasonable and in breach of the doctrine of the separation of powers”. Government had gone to court last year and based on a ruling by the Chief Justice had interpreted it to mean that Parliament could not cut or disapprove the National Budget. The Opposition has objected to this notion saying that the architects of the Constitution catered for cutting when it was written that the National Budget has to come before the House.

FM
Originally Posted by Mr.T:

Underarticle 77A of the Constitution, the spending of the regime is illegal.

 

Yugi will tell you Kwame got them following Jagdeo Constitution which allows you to Support, Practice & Defend Buggery.

FM
Originally Posted by Jalil:

More lolo Kwame give Yuji

More lies come out of his Mouth.

Govt worried about legal action against Finance Minister

December 18, 2014 | By | Filed Under News 

Cabinet Secretary, Dr. Roger Luncheon, told the media yesterday that the government is worried about the legal

Finance Minister, Dr. Ashni Singh

Finance Minister, Dr. Ashni Singh

proceedings brought against Minister of Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh, by Opposition Leader, David Granger. Granger seeks to halt the unauthorized spending of billions of taxpayers’ dollars which was disapproved in the National Assembly earlier this year. The court application, which was filed on Thursday on Granger’s behalf, named Dr. Singh, the Attorney General, Anil Nandlall and Speaker of the National Assembly, Raphael Trotman as the defendants. The legal challenge seeks to stop all unapproved spending by the Administration until the current matter has been determined. The matter came up before Chief Justice (Ag), Ian Chang, on Monday. But when the matter was called, A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) representatives, agreed to give the government a chance to respond to the writ. The government was subsequently given seven days to say why Chief Justice Ian Chang should not grant a Conservatory Order. The opposition lawyers were seeking an ex-parte injunction. However, it was agreed by both sides that the legal challenge should be made inter parte. Nandlall, who is representing the government, will have to file an affidavit in answer, while Basil Williams, one of the lawyers for the plaintiff, will file a further affidavit in reply, if needed. The two parties will return to court on December 29. Both sides had declined to finalize a date for hearing. Instead, both sides decided that the December 29 date would be for report. Dr. Luncheon told media operatives yesterday that Nandlall reported on the matter at Cabinet’s recent meeting.  He said too that the matter was of “abiding concern” to the administration. The Cabinet Secretary said that it does seem from Nandlall’s presentation, that the efforts by Granger to prevent the Finance

Cabinet Secretary, Dr. Roger Luncheon

Cabinet Secretary, Dr. Roger Luncheon

Minister from expending sums of money under constitutional coverage is going to be the subject of legal arguments that are not expected to begin earlier than December 29 and unlikely to be concluded before December 31. This date, he said, is when expenditure for the year 2014 ends anyhow. Asked why government is concerned particularly about Granger’s legal action, he said that he thinks there is an interest that has to be addressed. Dr. Luncheon said that the Opposition Leader has again sought, on constitutional grounds, to raise questions on actions that Dr. Singh, by the Chief Justice’s earlier ruling, are perfectly legitimate. To that extent, he said there is some lack of understanding in what lies behind Granger’s resort. “The Chief Justice, in his earlier ruling, dealt with this matter, conclusively. Yet, the Leader of the Opposition thought it necessary and thought it convenient to apply to the Constitutional Court in a legal action against the Minister and the Speaker of the National Assembly,” he remarked. Dr. Luncheon said that to the government’s understanding based on the Chief Justice’s ruling, “such a resort begs the question why?” Outside of the Order to stay, claims were made for the court to declare that the National Assembly, in keeping with Article 218 (2) of the Constitution, lawfully disapproved in the annual estimates of Revenue and Expenditure of 2014 and was reflected in the Appropriation Bill Number 6 of 2014 and confirmed by the Appropriation Act Number 10 of 2014. The Opposition-controlled National Assembly disapproved some $36.75B. The money included $1.3B from Office of the

Opposition Leader, David Granger

Opposition Leader, David Granger

President (OP) under its Administrative Services programme; $3.8B also from OP for capital estimates also under Administrative Services; some $22B from Ministry of Finance; $1.1B from Ministry of Amerindian Affairs’ Development Fund; $6.78B from Ministry of Public Works capital work and $1.3B from the Ministry of Health’s Regional and Clinical. APNU wants the court to declare that Government unlawfully spent or authorized the spending of monies despite its disapprovals. Minister Singh had admitted that some $4.5B had been spent for the period ended June 16, 2014, “in breach of Articles 217 and 219 (2) of the Constitution and the decisions of the National Assembly to disapprove these Programmes,” court documents highlighted. Among several other things, APNU wants the court to order also that the spending was “unconstitutional, ultra vires, null and void, unreasonable and in breach of the doctrine of the separation of powers”. Government had gone to court last year and based on a ruling by the Chief Justice had interpreted it to mean that Parliament could not cut or disapprove the National Budget. The Opposition has objected to this notion saying that the architects of the Constitution catered for cutting when it was written that the National Budget has to come before the House.

I wonder what is Yugi getting for his heart throb Kwameeji?

Mitwah
Originally Posted by Mr.T:

Underarticle 77A of the Constitution, the spending of the regime is illegal.

 

Where is the call for the US to overtrhow Guyana government and jail members of parliament?

FM
Originally Posted by skeldon_man:
Originally Posted by Mr.T:

Underarticle 77A of the Constitution, the spending of the regime is illegal.

 

Where is the call for the US to overtrhow Guyana government and jail members of parliament?

The DEA ah watch dem...

One, one less dutty bruk dam...

Jagdeo drugman Khan...Jagdeo scampman Ahmad...Ramotar money-man Lall...

Tola
Originally Posted by Tola:
Originally Posted by skeldon_man:
Originally Posted by Mr.T:

Underarticle 77A of the Constitution, the spending of the regime is illegal.

 

Where is the call for the US to overtrhow Guyana government and jail members of parliament?

The DEA ah watch dem...

One, one less dutty bruk dam...

Jagdeo drugman Khan...Jagdeo scampman Ahmad...Ramotar money-man Lall...

Wasn't Cuba at one time a drug country? What's happenin' in Cuba? No dam nah deh fuh bruk; rain wash dem out. Obama got biggah fish fuh fry.. Putin, Kim Jung Un, Taliban and ISIS.

FM

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