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The Court of Appeal has partially upheld a ruling that quashed demolition orders issued by the San Juan/Laventille Regional Corporation (SLRC) against two property owners in El Socorro.

In a ruling earlier in October, the Justices of Appeal Prakash Moosai, Gillian Lucky, and Eleanor Donaldson-Honeywell found that the corporation acted unfairly in enforcing building regulations without conducting a sufficient inquiry or ensuring procedural fairness.

In the ruling, delivered by Justice Donaldson-Honeywell, the court held that while local authorities had a statutory duty to enforce planning and public health laws, enforcement must comply with natural justice and constitutional safeguards.