THE OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL V
The application was fatally defective because it was filed in the name of the Office of the Attorney General, who lacks locus standi under section 58(1)(b) of the Labour Institutions Act; only the Labour Commissioner is empowered to file such applications. Additionally, the matter was wrongly titled as a reference instead of an application for certification of point of law, and the mandatory procedures for such applications were not followed. These defects deprived the court of jurisdiction to entertain the matter.
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- Proper citation of parties
- Jurisdiction of labour court
- Certification of point of law
- Filing procedure for references
- Locus standi