Leave has been granted to 115 police constables to challenge a decision by Police Commissioner Erla Harewood-Christopher to promote several officers ahead of them in a matter that created controversy within the T&T Police Service.
The permission was granted by High Court Judge Margaret Mohammed.
The officers are contending that the decision to promote 29 officers, who were named in the judicial review lawsuit, ahead of them, is unlawful.
The constables further claim that 29 officers on the comparative merit list scored less than them but got promoted due to a computer glitch.
The officers, via their legal action, are seeking a court order compelling Harewood-Christopher to retroactively promote them to corporal as of September 29, 2023.
The matter stemmed from the promotion of 896 constables to the rank of corporal from the TTPS Order of Merit List published on September 28, 2023.