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THE High Court has reserved its decision in the lawsuit brought by former police commissioner Gary Griffith against former Police Service Commission (PolSC) chairman Bliss Seepersad over the withdrawal of a merit list during the 2021 process to reappoint him.

Justice Kevin Ramcharan yesterday set July 6 as the date for delivery of his ruling, following the conclusion of the trial at the Waterfront Judicial Complex in Port of Spain.

Griffith is alleging that Seepersad acted unlawfully and unconstitutionally when she withdrew the merit list shortly after it was submitted to then-President Paula-Mae Weekes on August 11, 2021. The list had ranked Griffith as the top candidate for reappointment as Commissioner of Police.