Former Auditor General Anand Goolsarran’s lawyers are preparing to return to the court for advice on alternative action to be taken, following yesterday’s eighth unsuccessful attempt to serve Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo with papers relating to the slander lawsuit brought against him.
“This is the eighth attempt to serve Mr. Jagdeo [with] court papers, and again the marshals were told that he was not in and no one wanted to sign and collect it. It is clear he is trying to avoid service of the proceeding,” attorney for Goolsarran, Khemraj Ramjattan, told Stabroek News yesterday.
“Today, I understand, they went again and Mr. Jagdeo’s secretary, that is the secretary to the General Secretary of the PPP, said he was not in. And when she was told that she can accept service because she is an agent or officer to the General Secretary, she refused to accept it and said she would not. So having exhausted trying to serve, and knowing there are other methods a lawyer can use, we are going to utilise the rules of court in lieu of his avoidance and be so guided,” he added.