The High Court has dismissed a legal challenge brought by 23 police officers against the Commissioner of Police and the Promotion Advisory Board (PAB), who had allowed a revised Order of Merit List (OML) for promotions to expire without extending it.

The claimants, all sergeants who entered the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) between 1994 and 2000 and who passed the qualifying examinations for promotion to inspector, alleged that the defendants’ actions were unlawful, procedurally unfair, and breached their legitimate expectations.

Justice Ricky Rahim delivered the ruling on Friday, dismissing the claim and ordering the claimants to pay the defendants’ costs, which are to be assessed if not agreed.