High Court slams contemptuous AG

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Justice Tshekiso Tshekiso. PIC BW PRESIDENCY

Francistown High Court’s Justice Tshekiso Tshekiso has slammed the Attorney General, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Lands and Agriculture, and Director of Veterinary Services for approaching the court with “dirty hands”.

Tshekiso was throwing out a case in which the trio had approached the court seeking the rescission of a judgment in favour of 271 Department of Veterinary Services employees who were declared to have been eligible for multi-grading as per a 1993 savingram.

On May 17, 2024, the 271 employees filed a writ of summons against the defendants. The summons was accompanied, inter alia, by particulars of claim, in which the following reliefs were amongst those sought:

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High Court slams contemptuous AG

Francistown High Court’s Justice Tshekiso Tshekiso has slammed the Attorney General, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Lands and Agriculture, and Director of Veterinary Services for approaching the court with “dirty hands”.

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