Deputy PG slams Criminal Court over new regulations
24 Feb 2014, 6:47 PM
Zaheena Rasheed
The Criminal Court has usurped a Supreme Court power in issuing new regulations outlining procedures to be followed in submitting cases, Deputy Prosecutor General Hussein Shameem has said.
The Criminal Court today rejected 60 cases submitted by the Prosecutor General’s (PG) office, claiming cases did not fulfill criteria specified in regulations publicised on February 19.
However, Shameem said the Judicature Act only allows the Criminal Court to compile regulations administering internal affairs, and does not allow the court the authority to issue regulations governing external affairs.
It is the Judicial Council or the Supreme Court which has the power to issue such regulations, he said.
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