Khan, R (on the application of) v Wolverhampton Crown Court

Khan, R (on the application of) v Wolverhampton Crown Court

The Crown Court judge extended custody time limits without conducting a sufficiently rigorous inquiry into the circumstances of the listing office's error and the reasons for the trial's adjournment. This lack of investigation rendered the decision Wednesbury unreasonable and susceptible to judicial review. The extension was therefore quashed.

Parties
Claimant: Hamid Ateek Khan; Defendant: Wolverhampton Crown Court
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
30 October 2003
Procedural Posture
Judicial Review / Judgment
Outcome
Application for judicial review allowed; extension of custody time limits quashed.
Legal Topics
Custody Time Limits, Extension of Custody Time Limits, Listing Office Errors, Judicial Review Grounds
Criminal Law Judicial Review Custody Time Limits Extension of Custody Time Limits Listing Office Errors Judicial Review Grounds

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Parties

Hamid Ateek Khan

Claimant

Wolverhampton Crown Court

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Judicial Review / Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the Crown Court judge erred in extending custody time limits without sufficient inquiry into listing office errors
  2. 2 Whether the extension was based on 'good and sufficient cause' as required by statute

Ratio Decidendi

The Crown Court judge extended custody time limits without conducting a sufficiently rigorous inquiry into the circumstances of the listing office's error and the reasons for the trial's adjournment. This lack of investigation rendered the decision Wednesbury unreasonable and susceptible to judicial review. The extension was therefore quashed.

Court Disposition

Application for judicial review allowed; extension of custody time limits quashed.

Orders

  • Custody time limit extension quashed.
  • Claimant to be released on bail with agreed conditions: reside at 32 Rawlingson Avenue, Normington, Derby; curfew 10:30pm-7:00am except last 10 days of Ramadan; daily reporting at Cotton Lane Police Station; surrender passport and not apply for travel documents; not to enter borough of Duddly except for court; no...