A HIGH COURT judge has found that the Public Service Commission (PSC) breached the constitutional rights of a public officer by wrongfully denying her appointment, awarding her $220,000 in damages.

The case revolved around the PSC’s reliance on an outdated 2000 policy to determine promotions, although the policy was revoked in 2014.

Justice Ramcharan ruled that the commission's failure to follow proper procedures under Regulation 18 of the Public Service Commission Regulations violated Radha Ragoonath’s rights to equality before the law and protection of the law under sections 4(b) and 4(d) of the Constitution.