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By Election Case to be heard in Open court. What does that imply?
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The wayang continues.......
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That the Judiciary is independent of the Executive.
In US PE 2000, G.W. Bush and Al Gore were at 49.x v. 49.x. It went to court too.
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AGC appeals against ruling to hear Hougang by-election application
SINGAPORE: The Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC) has lodged an appeal against a High Court judge's ruling that there are sufficient grounds to hear, in open court, an application by an Hougang resident to order the Prime Minister to hold a by-election in the constituency within three months or within a "reasonable time" deemed by the court.
A closed-door hearing will be held on Thursday before the Court of Appeal to consider the AGC's application for an urgent date for its appeal.
The AGC, represented by Chief Counsel David Chong, had argued before Justice Philip Pillai that Madam Vellama's application was "wholly misconceived" and "is legally unsustainable and is unarguable in law and fact".
Madam Vellama had filed an application on March 2 for the Prime Minister to be held accountable for calling a by-election in Hougang, following the sacking of former Member of Parliament Yaw Shin Leong from the Workers' Party.
SINGAPORE: The Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC) has lodged an appeal against a High Court judge's ruling that there are sufficient grounds to hear, in open court, an application by an Hougang resident to order the Prime Minister to hold a by-election in the constituency within three months or within a "reasonable time" deemed by the court.
A closed-door hearing will be held on Thursday before the Court of Appeal to consider the AGC's application for an urgent date for its appeal.
The AGC, represented by Chief Counsel David Chong, had argued before Justice Philip Pillai that Madam Vellama's application was "wholly misconceived" and "is legally unsustainable and is unarguable in law and fact".
Madam Vellama had filed an application on March 2 for the Prime Minister to be held accountable for calling a by-election in Hougang, following the sacking of former Member of Parliament Yaw Shin Leong from the Workers' Party.
This case is going to take the Mickey out of us. It's a big wayang. The Judiciary brought the executive to court and proved to the People how independent they are. The people got the chance to feel good. The judiciary got vindicated. But in the final analysis, the executive branch still has the last word. And everybody goes on living happily ever after.
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That the Judiciary is independent of the Executive.
The last time a Judge tried to be independent, he was sent back to AGC to be a DPP. He is Senior Counsel Michael Khoo and the accused was JBJ.
One of AG's key roles is act as counsel for the govt, I thought this is common knowledge?
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