Saxena, R (on the application of) v Prison Service [2001] EWCA Civ 1863 (8 November 2001)

Saxena, R (on the application of) v Prison Service [2001] EWCA Civ 1863 (8 November 2001)

The Home Detention Curfew Board was entitled in law to reach its decision based on the material before it, and the judicial review was academic as the applicant had already been released; therefore, there was no arguable case for appeal.

Citation
[2001] EWCA Civ 1863
Parties
Applicant/claimant: Ram Pratrap Saxena; Respondent/defendant: Prison Service
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
08 November 2001
Procedural Posture
Judicial Review / Appeal From Dismissal of Renewed Application for Judicial Review
Outcome
Permission to appeal refused
Legal Topics
Home Detention Curfew, Judicial Review, Unlawful Detention
Administrative Law Prison Law Home Detention Curfew Judicial Review Unlawful Detention

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Parties

Ram Pratrap Saxena

Applicant/claimant

Prison Service

Respondent/defendant

Procedural Posture

Judicial Review / Appeal From Dismissal of Renewed Application for Judicial Review

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the refusal to release the applicant on home detention curfew was unlawful
  2. 2 Whether the judicial review was academic due to the applicant's subsequent release

Ratio Decidendi

The Home Detention Curfew Board was entitled in law to reach its decision based on the material before it, and the judicial review was academic as the applicant had already been released; therefore, there was no arguable case for appeal.

Court Disposition

Permission to appeal refused

Orders

  • Permission to appeal refused