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ring date. The respondents did not file an affidavit but filed a summons to strike out the applicant's Originating Summons. The summons did not seek a suspension of the orders for filing affidavits while the hearing of summons to strike out was pending. C
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- Given that the factual situation in Fiji in respect of the present crisis changes weekly and required the Originating Summons to be heard with despatch, both application to strike out and the Originating Summons would be heard together.}{
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\par }{\i\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13463048\charrsid13463048 Dr Williams and Anu Pat}{\i\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid16542227\charrsid13463048 el}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid16542227\charrsid11668930  }{
\i\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13188664\charrsid6440395 for the applicant.
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\par }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid16542227 23 August, 2000.
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\par }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid16542227 Mr. Udit for the 1}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13188664\charrsid13188664 
st and 2nd Respondents urges the Court to hear his summons to strike out which was filed on 7 August 2000 before going on to deal with the Originating Summons of 30 June 2000.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13188664 
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\par }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13188664\charrsid13188664 The matter came before the court first on 14th July 2000. At that time I raised
 my concern with both counsel that there be available before me appropriate evidence relating to the acceptance or non-acceptance of the state of affairs and government of Fiji at the relevant time.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13188664 

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\par }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13188664\charrsid13188664 Accordingly orders for a supplementary affidavit from th
e applicant in person were made, including allowing 10 days for the Respondents to oppose with another 3 days for the applicant to reply. The hearing was set for 23 August 2000. Dr.}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid16542227  }{
\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13188664\charrsid13188664 Shameem, to whose appearance no objec}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid16542227 tion was taken then by Mr. Udit}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11938933 ,}{
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\par }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13188664\charrsid13188664 At that time it will have been obvious to counsel for the respondents that locus was likely to be an issue as well as the reasonableness of the cause of action.}{
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\par }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13188664\charrsid13188664 The court was not forewarned of a striking out s}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13463048 ummons, though such a summons w}{
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\par }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13188664\charrsid13188664 The factual situation in Fiji in its present crisis changes from week to week. Therefore there is need for such an application to be handled with some despatch.
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\par No affidavits have been filed by the respondents as ordered by the court. The action seeking declaratory orders is a matter of some importance and should have be}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid11938933 en handled with both focus and c}{
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are by the respondents. Dr. Shameem could have been approached in order to observe who, if it were not to be herself, would be speaking on behalf of the applicant. Can it be seriously thought that the Human Rights Commiss
ion having acted for the applicant, would abandon her to speak for herself today?
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\par Any arrangement to hear the interlocutory application alone, and to proceed later with the filing of affidavits out of time for the substantive hearing, should have been a matter of agreement between counsel.}{
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\par }{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13188664\charrsid13188664 I shall hear both summons}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13463048 es}{\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13188664\charrsid13188664  today.
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\par }{\i\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid13188664\charrsid11821449 Hearing to proceed as scheduled.
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