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Valabhji & Ors v Republic (CR 4 of 2022) [2025] SCSC 25 (7 March 2025)
The Supreme Court refused a criminal disclosure application, finding the applicants had not shown the requested FBI-related, Bulgarian, or seized materials were material to the defence.
Republic v Dubignon (CM 14 of 2025 (Arising in CR 2 of 2025)) [2025] SCSC 24 (6 March 2025)
The balance of interests tilts in favour of continued detention due to high risks of absconding, interference with witnesses, and obstruction of justice, which outweigh the applicant's medical concerns and constitutional presumption of liberty. Medical reports do not establish incompatibility with detention, and detention conditions have been improved.
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Euro Aviation Limited Seychelles v Civil Aviation Authority (MA 32 of 2025 (Arising in CS 39 of 2024)) [2025] SCSC 30 (6 March 2025)
The Supreme Court held that the Seychelles Civil Aviation Authority continued under the 2024 Act, so no substitution was needed. The petition was also procedurally defective.
Gabriel v Registrar of the Supreme Court & Ors (MC 66 of 2024) [2025] SCSC 23 (5 March 2025)
The Supreme Court dismissed an ex parte application for leave to seek judicial review because the petitioner had not pleaded sufficient interest or good faith.
Rakotoasimbola & Or v Sinon (CS 94 of 2021) [2025] SCSC 39 (3 March 2025)
The Supreme Court of Seychelles dismissed a fatal road accident delict claim, holding that the driver rebutted strict liability by proving the deceased was solely at fault.
R v Mohammad Rafiei Pangand & Anor (CR 44 of 2024) [2025] SCSC 42 (28 February 2025)
The court imposed substantial concurrent custodial sentences for each count of importation of controlled drugs, taking into account the early guilty plea, absence of prior convictions, acceptance of responsibility, and family circumstances as mitigating factors, but also emphasizing the commercial scale and seriousness of the offences, the need for deterrence, and the aggravated nature due to the drugs' potential impact on society.
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R v Priyardasha (CR 65 of 2024) [2025] SCSC 20 (27 February 2025)
The accused, as master of a foreign vessel under 24 meters, fished without a licence in Seychelles waters, contravening section 11(1) read with section 69 of the Fisheries Act 2014 and is liable to a mandatory minimum fine under section 58(a). Mitigating factors were considered, but deterrence and proportionality required a substantial fine and forfeiture.
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AG v Krishna Mart & Company Proprietary Limited (MA 288 of 2024 (Arising in CS 88 of 2024)) [2025] SCSC 19 (25 February 2025)
The Supreme Court of Seychelles dismissed an application for substituted service, finding the proposed means unlikely to notify the company of the proceedings.
R v MD N A & Anor (CO 26 of 2023) [2025] SCSC 36 (24 February 2025)
The prosecution has adduced sufficient evidence on all counts except for the aspect of Count 9 relating to age, establishing a prima facie case against both accused. The evidence, if left unchallenged, could lead to a conviction, and is not manifestly unreliable or discredited. Therefore, both accused are put to their defence.
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R v Labrosse & Anor (FH 7 of 2025) [2025] SCSC 18 (24 February 2025)
The Supreme Court of Seychelles granted a prosecution application under section 101(1) of the Criminal Procedure Code and ordered two suspects remanded in police custody.
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