Ratra v Lord Chancellor's Department [2002] EWCA Civ 1904 (16 December 2002)

Application has sufficient merit to warrant a hearing on notice to clarify procedural issues regarding judicial acts and human rights claims.

Citation: [2002] EWCA Civ 1904
Parties: Claimant/applicant: Uday Ratra; Defendant/respondent: Lord Chancellor's Department
Jurisdiction: England and Wales
Judgment Date: 16 December 2002
Procedural Posture: Application for Permission to Appeal / Permission to Appeal Against High Court Order
Outcome: Matter adjourned for hearing on notice before three-member court; transcript to be provided at public expense.
Legal Topics: False Imprisonment, Contempt of Court, Human Rights Act 1998, Judicial Review

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Uday Ratra

Claimant/applicant

Lord Chancellor's Department

Defendant/respondent

Application for Permission to Appeal / Permission to Appeal Against High Court Order

1 Whether breaches of practice direction and Human Rights Act render imprisonment unlawful
2 Whether claim for damages for false imprisonment and breaches of human rights can proceed

Application has sufficient merit to warrant a hearing on notice to clarify procedural issues regarding judicial acts and human rights claims.

Matter adjourned for hearing on notice before three-member court; transcript to be provided at public expense.

Matter to be listed for half a day before three lords justices, one versed in human rights.
Transcript of judgment to be made available at public expense.