THE Court of Appeal has reversed a High Court order dismissing a constitutional claim filed by a father who was remanded to the St Ann’s Psychiatric Hospital during a routine child custody hearing in the Point Fortin Magistrates’ Court.

On September 16, Justices of Appeal Mark Mohammed and Peter Rajkumar overturned the decision of Justice Avason Quinlan-Williams, ruling that her judgment to strike out Rennison Jeffery’s claim without evidence or a hearing was flawed.

Jeffery’s case will now be docketed to a new judge as ordered by the Appeal Court. He was represented by attorneys Ted Roopnarine and Mickey Dindial.