Kantabu v Attorney General iro Public Services Commission & Ministry of Health and Medical Services - Judgment [2007] KIHC 87; Civil Case 58 of 2007 (10 May 2007)

In the High Court of Kiribati
Civil Jurisdiction
Held at Betio
Republic of Kiribati

High Court Civil Case 58 of 2007

Between:

Teikori Kantabu
Applicant

And:

Attorney General (iro Public Services Commission
and the Ministry of Health and Medical Services)
Respondent

For the Applicant: Mr Stephen Earl
For the Respondents: Mr David Lambourne, Solicitor General

Date of Hearing: 10 May 2007

ORDER

By consent, Declare:

That

(1) The purported decision of the Public Service Commission to recommend the termination of the appointment of the applicant, and the subsequent action of the Beretitenti in reliance on that purported decision, are invalid; and

That

(2) The applicant remains employed as an assistant laboratory technician with the Ministry of Health and Medical Services and retains all rights ancillary thereto.

Dated the 10th day of May 2007

THE HON ROBIN MILLHOUSE QC
Chief Justice