DIRECTOR of the Southwest Regional Health Authority (SWRHA), Dr Anand Chatoorgoon, has been found in contempt of court for failing to comply with a prior injunction relating to his late mother’s estate.

He has been ordered by a High Court judge to serve seven days of simple imprisonment.

The ruling, delivered by Justice Margaret Mohammed on October 21, concerns a property at 12 Jereton Avenue, Coconut Drive, San Fernando, owned by the late Indira Chatoorgoon, who died on November 27, 2022. Her daughter, Vitra Rampersad, serves as administratrix of her estate.