The State has suffered a major defeat as the Court of Appeal dismissed the Attorney General’s appeal against a High Court ruling that found former Central Bank Governor Jwala Rambarran was wrongfully dismissed and entitled to millions of dollars in compensation.

On February 11, Justices of Appeal Nolan Bereaux, Mark Mohammed and Peter Rajkumar ruled Rambarran was unfairly dismissed, upholding a previous High Court decision that his termination breached his constitutional rights.

The 149-page decision, written by Bereaux, said: “In my judgment, the respondent was not treated fairly. He was not told the specific allegations against him nor was he given any real opportunity to respond to the charges.”