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Civil procedure [2025] SCCA 12

Exparte: Panagary (XP 79 of 2024)

Exparte: Panagary (XP 79 of 2024) [2025] SCCA 12 (9 July 2025)

The Court of Appeal held that the Attorney General, acting as Ministère Public, may raise objections in guardianship matters and is not confined to section 86 or 90 of the Civil Procedure Code.

  • Preliminary objections
  • Role of ministĂ©re public
  • Guardianship of minors
  • Civil-procedure
  • Family-law
  • Preliminary-objections
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Civil procedure [2024] SCSC 92

Monthy v The Attorney General (MC 67 of 2023)

Monthy v The Attorney General (MC 67 of 2023) [2024] SCSC 92 (25 March 2024)

The Supreme Court of Seychelles held it had discretion under Rule 5 to extend time for a notice of appeal and dismissed the respondent’s preliminary objection.

  • Extension of time to appeal
  • Preliminary objections
  • Jurisdiction of supreme court
  • Appeal rules
  • Extension-of-time
  • Appeal-out-of-time
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Employment law [2023] SCCA 59

Savoy Development Limited v Salum (SCA 19/2023)

Savoy Development Limited v Salum (SCA 19/2023) [2023] (Arising in SCA MA 44/2023) (18 December 2023) ((SCA 19/2023) [2023] (Arising in SCA MA 44/2023) (18 December 2023)) [2023] SCCA 59 (18 December 2023)

Court of Appeal upheld the existing rulings and rejected the appeal as out of time, finding no basis to challenge both the leave refusal and the substantive decision.

  • Appeal out of time
  • Leave to appeal
  • Preliminary objections
  • Natural justice
  • Employment benefits
  • Appeal-out-of-time
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Constitutional law [2023] SCCC 10

Valabhji v Republic & Ors (CP 13 of 2022)

Valabhji v Republic & Ors (CP 13 of 2022) [2023] SCCC 10 (28 November 2023)

The Supreme Court dismissed a constitutional petition as time-barred, holding that the alleged detention-related violations were completed acts and no leave to file late was sought.

  • Time-barred petitions
  • Detention conditions
  • Particularisation of pleadings
  • Continuing violations
  • Preliminary objections
  • Constitutional-law
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Employment law [2023] SCSC 686

Fanchette v Attorney General ((CS 84/2022)

Fanchette v Attorney General ((CS 84/2022) [2023] SCSC 686) [2023] SCSC 686 (15 September 2023)

The Supreme Court dismissed preliminary objections to a plaint challenging an alleged unilateral variation of employment terms, finding the dispute could not be decided without evidence.

  • Variation of employment terms
  • Preliminary objections
  • Plea in limine litis
  • Employment-law
  • Preliminary-objections
  • Plea-in-limine-litis
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Civil procedure [2020] SCSC 602

Petrescu v Iliescu (MA 141/2020 (arising in MC 101/2019))

Petrescu v Iliescu (MA 141/2020 (arising in MC 101/2019)) [2020] SCSC 602 (11 September 2020)

The Supreme Court of Seychelles dismissed an objection to hearing preliminary objections, holding the court could proceed after party consent and filed submissions.

  • Preliminary objections
  • Recusal of judge
  • Consent to procedure
  • Appeal process
  • Civil-procedure
  • Preliminary-objections
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Property law [2020] SCSC 580

Payet v Talma & Another (CS 92/2017)

Payet v Talma & Another (CS 92/2017) [2020] SCSC 580 (5 August 2020)

The court found that the constitutional question of whether Article 834 of the Civil Code contravenes Article 26 of the Constitution is not frivolous or vexatious and has not been previously determined by the Constitutional Court, thus it must be referred for determination under Article 130(6) of the Constitution.

  • Rescission of sale
  • Retrocession of co-owned land
  • Right to property
  • Referral to constitutional court
  • Preliminary objections
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Constitutional law [2000] SCCA 141

Angor Chang Lai Seng v Seychelles Government (SCA 39 of 1998)

Angor Chang Lai Seng v Seychelles Government (SCA 39 of 1998) [2000] SCCA 141 (2 November 2000)

The Court of Appeal refused special leave to appeal against an interlocutory constitutional ruling, holding that comments on affidavit evidence were not appealable decisions.

  • Admissibility of affidavit evidence
  • Preliminary objections
  • Leave to appeal
  • Constitutional-law
  • Civil-procedure
  • Leave-to-appeal
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