Georgetown: The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) ruled that the motion of no confidence of December 21, 2018 was accurately passed.
In its ruling on Tuesday, the CCJ affirmed the right of MPs to vote against their lists and threw out arguments related to dual citizenship and the discredited 34-majority argument.
It said that articles 106(6) and 106(7) on the motion of no-confidence had been triggered.
Meanwhile, on the constitutionality of appointment of the Chairman of GECOM, the court found that the appointment was not in accordance with the law.
Several of the justices concurred that President Granger should have provided reasons for the rejection of three lists containing 18 names.
The court will now hear submissions from both sides on the consequential orders that should be made.
As such the President and the Opposition Leader must communicate in good faith and arrive at a list of six names that are acceptable to the President after which the list would be formally submitted to the President.
PPP member Zulfikar Mustapha had filed an application in the High Court, contending among other things that the president had no power to make a unilateral appointment once a list of six names had been submitted to him.
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