Senior Counsel Anand Ramlogan says a High Court ruling has exposed serious constitutional breaches by the State in its handling of COVID‑19 border exemptions and the demonetisation process, after the state refused to allow a 76‑year‑old woman to redeem $10,000 in old $100 bills.

Senior Counsel Anand Ramlogan is hailing a High Court ruling as a landmark victory for citizens’ rights after the State was found to have breached the constitutional protections of a 76 year old woman who was stranded overseas during the COVID 19 pandemic.

The case centred on the late Shantee Nanan, who was abroad, but was unable to return home when T&T’s borders were closed in March 2020.