Privy Council Upholds Favianna Gajadhar’s Appeal in Public Service Commission Dispute

Senior Counsel Anand Ramlogan is calling for Trinidad and Tobago’s Public Service Commission to be disbanded after the Privy Council upheld former prison officer Favianna Gajadhar’s appeal in her long-running wrongful termination case. The Board criticised the commission’s conduct and the state now faces more than $3.5 million in compensation for a dispute that exposed major delays and unlawful decisions.

Attorney Anand Ramlogan SC is urging the resignation of Public Service Commission members after the Privy Council ruled the PSC unlawfully withheld a prison officer’s salary and benefits for nearly 18 years, violating her constitutional rights. He said the decision exposed costly failures by the commission and called on Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar to review its role.

The Privy Council has ruled in favour of former prisons officer Favianna Gajadhar after nearly 20 years of litigation with Trinidad and Tobago’s Public Service Commission over her removal from duty. Senior Counsel Anand Ramlogan says the judgment exposes serious failures by the PSC, which the court criticised for holding back her salary and benefits without due process.