Saying that it is “dissatisfied with the whole” of the April 19 decision of Justice Sandil Kissoon in which he issued a stinging rebuke to the Ministry of Education, the state yesterday filed a notice of appeal against the judgment and it is also seeking a stay of execution of part of the judgment that bars the Education Minis-try from discontinuing the deduction of union dues from teacher’ salaries and remitting same to the GTU.
In its notice of appeal, filed through the Chambers of the Attorney General, the government is seeking an order setting aside the whole of the decision including the Orders and Declarations made, an Order that the Respondents pay costs and any further order the court may see fit.
In his affidavit to support the appeal and the stay of the ruling as it relates to the union dues, Chief Education Officer, Saddam Hussain, averred that he had attached a statement from the Deeds and Com-mercial Registry Authority (DCRA) confirming that the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) had not filed annual returns as required by Section 35 of the Trade Union’s Act, Cap.98:A3 since the year 2004.
