Public Service Commission Case Study

These case studies are examples of how the public service commission can be inefficient, it also shows the reality of the short comings that was explained previously.
According to the case of Chandra Sharma vs. Lenny Saint, which was filed on the first of June, 2005 suggested that the Ministry of Public Administration was not responsive to the request for freedom of information. The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) which gives person the opportunity to have transparency on information about themselves, this was passed and the over a period of four years from 2000 to 2004 this act was neglected. The public service commission failed to meet the requirements of the act which resulted in several complaints from Mr Chandra Sharma’s constituents
Some persons that may not be deserving of a position was given due to relation or favouritism. For example, the case with Devant Maharaj vs. NLCB where he was denied the position of acting Deputy Director of the Board. Gemma Joseph was appointed as acting Deputy Director while Mr Maharaj was over looked and he saw it as victimizations or unfair treatment; he then filed for judicial review on his issue. The commission in this case was ineffective as it did not allow fair treatment with promotions as stated in the Public Service Commission. Mr Maharaj won his case and was appointed as acting Deputy Director, he however did not take up as the position as it may lead to further victimization within the work place. This shows that although there may be regulations in place, it is not always followed due to the neglect of these acts and the very apparent cases of
This review was sent out due to several request to the Attorney General and Ministry of Food Production reasons for termination of jobs and these request were not replied to from November 2014 to August 2015. The foundation saw the need for judicial review as it is part of the freedom of Information Act. According to the laws of Trinidad and Tobago a person have a right to information that concerns themselves. In this case, the persons that lost their job had a right to ask why their jobs were taken away. The public service commission was seen as inefficient and ineffective because it did not enforce the Freedom of Information Act which is important for ensuring that citizens are fairly treated and allows transparency. It also does not serve its purpose as the attorney general and the ministry of food and production did not respond to persons request, the act was ignored by persons within the public service that supposed to enforce