Lansage Basil vs Hon. Attorney General – SC APPEAL 20/2017-2017

In the case between Lansage Basil (Petitioner-Appellant) and the Hon. Attorney General (Respondent), the Supreme Court addressed the issue of whether the Petitioner-Appellant possessed locus standi to maintain a revision application against the High Court’s order on bail, and examined the lawful scope of the Court of Appeal’s revisionary power under Section 16 of the Judicature Act. It was held that the Court of Appeal erred in dismissing the revision application on the ground of lack of locus standi, reaffirming that strict technical barriers should not restrict the exercise of revisionary jurisdiction. Reliance was placed on statutory provisions and established precedents, with emphasis on the Court of Appeal’s obligation to consider revision applications on their merits. The outcome dir