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THE State has approached the Privy Council for permission to appeal the high-profile $20 million judgment in favour of the nine men once charged with the murder of businesswoman Vindra Naipaul-Coolman.

This comes after the Court of Appeal denied the Attorney General’s application for conditional leave to appeal to the Privy Council. The application was lodged in London in October, and on November 7, the Court of Appeal gave its reasons for denying the State conditional leave to appeal.

The three-member panel of Justices of Appeal Nolan Bereaux, Mark Mohammed and Ronnie Boodoosingh delivered its decision on July 31, with Justice Bereaux issuing the majority ruling and Justice Mohammed concurring.