AGC: Decide if PM Has Unfettered Power is Abuse of Court Process. FAP Libel Suits?

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[TD="width: 784, colspan: 2"]Abuse of the process of court for Hougang hearing to go on: AGC
By S Ramesh | Posted: 31 May 2012 1907 hrs
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SINGAPORE: The Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC) maintained that it would be an abuse of the court process for the hearing on the Hougang by-election petition to go on, now that the by-election has been called and concluded.

In a statement, the AGC said on 28 May parties attended a pre-trial conference which was requested by lawyer M Ravi on an urgent basis.

Mr Ravi is acting for Madam Vellama Marie Muthu in this case.

At the pre-trial conference, Mr Ravi asked for the hearing date of 28 to 29 June 2012, which was earlier fixed by the Court for the substantive hearing, to be postponed to a later date.

The Court vacated the hearing date and has not scheduled a new date.

But on 30 May, Mr Ravi served the summons for the substantive hearing.

However, the AGC applied to strike out the summons on Thursday on the grounds that it is frivolous or vexatious and an abuse of the process of the Court.

Parties are now awaiting court hearing dates for the application of the AGC.

- CNA/ck
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