Magistrate
sues
Govt.
Magistrate
Geeta
Chandan-Edmond
has
filed
a
constitutional
writ
against
the
members
of
the
Judicial
Service
Commission.
Magistrate
Geeta
Chandan-Edmond
(right)
Gunmen
beat,
rob
magistrate
Jilted
woman
cries
rape
against
ex-Cop
The
members
are
Attorney
General
Charles
Ramson,
Acting
Chancellor
Justice
Carl
Singh
who
acts
as
the
Chairman,
Acting
Chief
Justice
Ian
Chang,
Ganga
Persaud,
Justice
Prem
Persaud
(retired)
and
Senior
Counsel
Brynmor
Pollard.
By
way
of
the
writ,
the
Magistrate
is
claiming
that
her
suspension
from
the
period
of
September
7,
2009
on
the
basis
of
her
absence
from
duty
without
approval
was
null
and
void.
In
a
sworn
affidavit,
the
Magistrate
is
claiming
that
on
July
2,
she
was
informed
of
her
aunt’s
death
in
Suriname.
She
claimed
that
on
July
3
she
attempted
to
contact
Acting
Chancellor
Justice
Carl
Singh,
informing
him
about
her
relative’s
death
and
also
of
her
intention
to
leave
the
jurisdiction.
She
said
that
several
attempts
to
contact
the
Chancellor
were
futile.
She
said
that
she
however
left
a
message
with
the
Chancellor’s
secretary
about
her
bereavement
and
her
intention
to
attend
the
funeral
in
Suriname.
The
Magistrate
said
that
she
conducted
her
duties
up
until
July
3
and
adjourned
the
court
after
she
finished
all
the
listed
cases.
She
said
that
she
had
seen
the
Chancellor
while
she
was
attempting
to
leave
the
jurisdiction,
but
was
however
unable
to
inform
him
about
the
death
since
the
circumstances
did
not
facilitate
an
appropriate
opportunity.
She
returned
to
Guyana
on
July
6.
On
July
10,
she
received
a
letter
seeking
her
explanation
for
her
unauthorized
absence
from
work
on
July
4,
and
also
for
her
departure
without
seeking
permission
from
the
Judicial
Service
Commission.
She
complied
and
wrote
a
response
to
the
Chancellor,
and
on
July
22
she
was
invited
to
attend
a
meeting
at
his
office.
She
attended
the
meeting
and
provided
responses
to
the
inquiries
by
the
Chancellor.
On
July
29,
she
was
invited
for
a
further
meeting
at
the
Judicial
Service
Commission.
Present
at
the
meeting
was
Acting
Chief
Justice,
Ian
Chang,
Ganga
Persaud;
Justice
Prem
Persaud
and
Senior
Counsel
Brynmor
Pollard.
They
all
sat
and
deliberated
upon
a
complaint
which
was
made
by
the
Chancellor.
It
was
on
July
31
that
the
members
informed
her
that
she
had
been
suspended
for
two
weeks
and
would
not
be
paid
for
one
week.
She
is
further
claiming
that
she
was
not
given
a
fair
hearing
from
the
Judicial
Service
Commission
when
they
met
to
hear
about
her
absence
from
duty.
The
Magistrate
said
that
allegation
was
put
to
her,
but
she
was
never
afforded
an
opportunity
to
be
heard
about
why
she
was
absent.
The
Magistrate
is
seeking
damages
in
excess
of
$50,000
for
the
breach
of
article
199
of
the
Constitution.
She
is
also
seeking
damages
in
excess
of
$50,000
for
the
breach
of
her
not
being
under
the
protection
of
the
Office
of
the
President.
And
she
is
seeking
damages
in
excess
of
$50,000
for
the
wrongful
suspension
from
the
office
of
the
Magistrate
for
the
period
of
two
weeks.
The
matter
is
expected
to
be
called
up
in
Berbice
next
Friday.
Related:
MAGISTRATE
Nigel
Hawke
and
his
lawyer
wife,
Donnelle,
were
robbed
in
their
Section
'B'
Non.
Pariel,
East
Coast
Demerara
home,
by
a
lone
gunman
April,
2009
Prisoner
throws
book
at
Magistrate
Geeta
Chandan-Persid
Edmond
July
3,
2009
Wednesday,
October
2,
2009
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