CJ Dismisses Challenge to PR Electoral System as “Baseless”

CJ dismisses challenge to PR electoral system as “baseless”

…slaps Chris Ram; Vishnu Bandhu with $1M costs Chief Justice (Ag) Roxane George has thrown out a legal challenge mounted against Guyana’s Proportional Representation (PR) electoral system, ruling on Tuesday that the application was without merit and failed to establish any constitutional violation in the structure governing national elections. The challenge was brought by chartered accountant Christopher Ram and Vishnu Bandhu, both of whom had q…

Chief Justice dismisses cases challenging Guyana’s electoral system - Guyana Chronicle

–Attorney General says ‘frivolous, vexatious’ applications were clearly intended to delay elections TWO separate cases challenging Guyana’s Proportional Representation electoral system by chartered accountant and Attorney-at-Law Christopher Ram and Vishnu Bandhu were on Tuesday dismissed by acting Chief Justice, Roxanne George. Speaking to members of the media following the hearing, Attorney General, Anil Nandlall, S.C., […]

Chief Justice says ‘no merit’ in cases as she tosses out challenges to Guyana’s electoral system

Chief Justice (ag) Roxane George on Tuesday rejected two constitutional challenges aimed at overturning Guyana’s proportional representation (PR) electoral system, ruling that the cases brought by Christopher Ram and Vishnu Bandhu were “without merit” and failed to demonstrate any breach of the country’s Constitution. Delivering her decision in the High Court, Justice George made it clear that Guyana’s electoral system, long grounded in constitu…

CJ dismisses legal challenge to PR electoral system; costs awarded to AG, GECOM - INews Guyana

Chief Justice (acting) Roxane George has dismissed the legal challenges brought against Guyana’s Proportional Representation (PR) electoral system by Christopher Ram and Vishnu Bandhu. She ruled that the application lacked merit and failed to show any constitutional breach in the manner in which political parties are required to contest national elections. Delivering the decision on […] The post CJ dismisses legal challenge to PR electoral syste…