Court News Mauritius
Sued for damaging ex-MP Sheila Grenade’s car, MMM MP Barbier can stand trial
Present MMM member of the National Assembly, Jean-Claude Barbier, can stand trial in the case of police against with the offence of damaging the motor vehicle of former MSM member of the National Assembly, and now labour sympathiser, Sheila Grenade.
26 Sep 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
Debarred barrister Hurnam can lodge his plaint without an Attorney
A person has the right to lodge a plaint before the District Court and the Intermediate Court without having recourse to the services of an Attorney at Law.
26 Sep 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
Supreme Court rules defendant is owner of land in litigation
The litigation between the two parties concerning the ownership of a portion of land of an extent of 10 and 1/4 perches situated at corner Labourdonnais and Boulangerie Streets, Mahebourg, has turned to the advantage of the defendant, Françoise Amélie Blais.
26 Sep 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
Inspector Dussoye’s constitutional right not undermined
Magistrate Prithiviraj Balluck sitting at the District Court of Port Louis (South) has last week ruled out the motion raised by a Police Inspector, Balmick Dussoye, for a stay of prosecution on a charge of non-registration of a vehicle he bought.
19 Sep 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
DBM and DBM Ltd same entity, rules Appeal Court
In a judgment delivered on 27 August 2014, the Appeal Court, having on the bench Justices Ashraf Caunhye and David Chan Kan Cheong, has allowed the appeal of the Development Bank of Mauritius (DBM) and quashed the ruling of the Intermediate Court (Civil Division) pronounced in favour of the respondent,…
05 Sep 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
IT analyst guilty of giving instruction to steal school computers
In a ruling delivered on 28 August 2014, Magistrate Niroshinee Ramsoondar, sitting at the Intermediate Criminal Court, has found Jean Karel Herminette, a computer analyst, guilty under three counts of information:
05 Sep 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
Oshi V. Atics Ltd guilty for failing to ensure workers’ safety
The Vice President of the Industrial Court, Mrs Ratna Seetohul-Toolsee, has found guilty Oshi V. Atics Ltd, the accused company, for having failed to ensure the safety and health at work of its employees in breach of the Occupational Safety and Health (OSHI) Act.
05 Sep 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
Supreme Court dismisses ‘frivolous, vexatious and ill-advised’ case
Justice David Chan Kam Cheong, sitting at the Supreme Court of Mauritius, in a judgment delivered on 20 August, has dismissed the Plaint with Summons lodged by the plaintiffs, the Emambux family namely Mrs Sabi, Bibi Anjirah, Aneza, Meheroon Nessan and Arshad against the defendants, Bibi Tahera Emambux, Ibn Saoud…
29 Aug 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
DPP wins appeal for appropriate sentence for illegal betting
In a judgment delivered on 20 August 2014, Justices David Chan Kan Cheong and Benjamin Marie Joseph sitting on appeal have allowed the appeal lodged by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) contesting the dismissal of the information against the respondent, Jean Jacques Collet, by the District Court of Pamplemousses.
29 Aug 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
Fake landowner found guilty of swindling
Magistrate Wendy V. Rangan sitting at the Intermediate Court, in a judgment delivered on 18 August, has found the accused Bissoondeo Luchmun guilty with the offence of swindling in breach of section 330 (1) of the Criminal.
22 Aug 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
Rose acquitted under four counts but found guilty under two other counts
The President of the Intermediate Court Criminal Division, Magistrate Véronique Kwok Yin Siong Yen, in a judgment delivered on 14 August has dismissed the information contained in counts 1 to 4 against Yannick Jonathan Rose and found him guilty under counts 5 and 6.
22 Aug 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
DPP loses appeal, singer Nitish Joganah cleared of drug trafficking
The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) lost his case against singer Nitish Joganah contesting the latter’s acquittal, after he was sued for the offence of possession of cannabis for the purpose of selling. In a judgment delivered last week, the appeal Bench consisting of Justices Saheeda Peeroo and Nirmala Devat has…
15 Aug 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
Top FM loses case against presenter David Desmarais
Top FM Ltd lost its case against the journalist-presenter, Louis Aldo David Desmarais, sued for breach of contract. In a ruling delivered last week, the Intermediate Civil Court, having on the bench Magistrate Maryse Panglose-Cala, has refused to accede to the demand of private radio Top FM that the defendant…
15 Aug 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
Lavigilante couple to compensate neighbour for encroachment
Gérard Philippe and Gladys Lavigilante, the next door neighbours of Georges Alain Magic, have been ordered by the Intermediate Court Civil Division to compensate Rs 55,000 to the latter for having encroached on the land of their neighbour on a perimeter of 5.25 metres.
08 Aug 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
Council loses case against MC Vision for non-payment of trade fees
Acting District Magistrate Padmini D. Mauree sitting at the district Court of Rose-Hill has dismissed the case against MC Vision following an information lodged by the Municipality of Quatre- Bornes for failing to pay to the local authority such fees as may be prescribed by the Council whilst carrying out…
08 Aug 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
Joel Rey loses two appeals against Fair Rent Tribunal
The appeal Court, having on the bench Justices Saheeda Peeroo and Prithiviraj Fekna has, last week, upheld the ruling of the Fair Rent Tribunal concerning the “market rent of the ground floor of a building consisting of six floors in the centre of Curepipe at Rs 45 square foot in two appeals…
01 Aug 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
DPP obtains annulation of acquittal of Air Mauritius employee
The Appeal Court has last week allowed the appeal lodged by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) contesting the acquittal by the District Court of Mahebourg of Miss Mary Joyce Chan Sow, a Customer Service Assistant at Air Mauritius, who, at the material time was working at the Transit Check-in…
18 Jul 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
Sentence for issuing a disallowed cheque maintained
The Appeal Court, having on the bench Justices Ashraf Caunhye and Prithiviraj Fekna, has last week upheld the judgment of the District Court of Pamplemousses, convicting Jean-Jacques Desiré Constant to three months imprisonment, after the appellant was found guilty of the offence of issuing a cheque without provision in breach…
11 Jul 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
Pick N Eat Ltd fined Rs 5,000 for breach of Food Act
Justices Saheeda Peeroo and Saheed Bhaukaurally sitting on appeal have upheld the ruling of the District Court of Port Louis convicting Pick “N” Eat Ltd, the company which holds Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) franchise, to pay a fine of Rs 5,000 after it was found guilty with the offence of selling food…
11 Jul 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday
Sabapathee sees sentence halved by Privy Council
The judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) in a ruling delivered on 25 June has reduced the three year-sentence inflicted by the Intermediate Court on D. Sabapathee, the son of late bodybuilder and an ex-Mr Mauritius, Rajen Sabapathee, to 18 months’ imprisonment after the appellant was found guilty for …
04 Jul 2014, Le Defi News on Sunday