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Sanzman v Linyon Deomokratik Seselwa & Ors (CS 150/2018) [2020] SCSC 567 (27 July 2020)
Preliminary objections in a delict claim partly succeeded: claims against the Electoral Commission, a former judge, and the Registrar were struck out, but the claim against the first defendant continued.
The Estate of The Late Berard Fanchette v The Attorney General (SCA 12 of 2014) [2018] SCCA 16 (4 June 2018)
The Court of Appeal dismissed an estate’s civil appeal, holding the plaint did not disclose a reasonable cause of action against the Government of Seychelles.
Fanchette vs Attorney General (CS 155.2012) [2014] SCSC 63 (19 February 2014)
The Supreme Court of Seychelles dismissed a delict claim against the Attorney General, holding that the plaint disclosed no cause of action and that the Family Tribunal enjoyed statutory immunity.
Serret vs Attorney General (Civil Suit No. 158 of 2012) [2013] SCSC 54 (6 May 2013)
The Supreme Court dismissed preliminary objections to a claim for compensation after a quashed contempt conviction, and referred the constitutional question to the Constitutional Court.
Subaris & Ors v Perera & Anor (CP 3 of 2008) [2011] SCCC 4 (4 July 2011)
Judicial immunity under article 119(3) is qualified but applies to all judicial acts performed in official capacity; the only constitutional exception is removal for misbehaviour under article 134. The acts complained of were judicial acts, and the petitioners' right to constitutional redress under article 46 does not override judicial immunity. The petition is not maintainable in law and is dismissed.
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Elizabeth v President Court of Appeal & Anor (2 of 2009) [2010] SCCC 2 (29 July 2010)
The Constitutional Court dismissed Frank Elizabeth’s petition as frivolous and vexatious, holding that it disclosed no reasonable cause of action.
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