Vanuatu
The Supreme Court has dismissed a Judicial Review application filed by Mr. Jimmy Rantes, the suspended Director General of the Ministry of Trade, Industry, Commerce and Ni-Vanuatu Business.
The verdict, delivered by Justice Viran Molisa Trief on September 22, 2025, concluded that the Public Service Commission (PSC) acted lawfully in suspending Mr. Rantes from his position earlier this year.
Mr. Rantes argued that the PSC's decision breached his employment contract and the Public Service Act.
The court found that the PSC's decision to suspend Mr. Rantes pending an investigation into the allegations against him was consistent with his employment contract.
The claim was dismissed, with the court ordering Mr. Rantes to pay the defendants' legal costs, fixed at VT200,000, by October 20, 2025.
