THE STATE has been given a little more time to enter an appearance in defence of a lawsuit filed months ago by retired ACP Totaram Dookhie, who has alleged victimisation, abuse of power, and constitutional breaches during his tenure with the police service.

Named as defendants in Dookhie’s lawsuit, filed on March 21, are the Commissioner of Police and the Attorney General.

On June 23, Justice Westmin James was told that, despite the claim and additional affidavits being filed and served on the Registrar General and Chief State Solicitor’s departments of the Office of the Attorney General in March and April, there was no acknowledgement of service.