THE STATE has agreed to pay Auditor General Jaiwantie Ramdass’s legal costs after she withdrew her lawsuit, which challenged an investigation by the previous government into her role in the revenue understatement of the public accounts for the 2023 financial year.

Ramdass’s withdrawal of her legal challenge comes after a ruling from the Privy Council and the discontinuation of the probe by the cabinet-appointed investigative committee in February.

When the parties appeared before High Court judge Joan Charles on May 12, she was told that the parties had held discussions since the Privy Council’s ruling earlier this year.