Shums v. People’s Bank and Others – sllr 1985 volume 1 page 197

In Shums v. People’s Bank and Others, the court addressed the validity of objections based on excessive delay and improper citation of parties in an application for writs of certiorari under the Finance Act No. 11 of 1963. The principal legal issues were whether a significant delay in communicating a determination and vesting order invalidates the writ application, and whether it is permissible to name the Minister of Finance by official designation as a respondent where the official is not a juristic person. It was held that the delay in initiating proceedings was not unreasonable in the circumstances and that citing the Minister in official capacity did not warrant dismissal of the application. The principle reaffirmed is that the remedy of certiorari may not be barred solely by delay un