High Court throws out APNU MP’s challenge to TSC appointments

The High Court today dismissed a challenge filed by A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) Member of Parliament Terrence Campbell against the appointment of members of the Teaching Service Commission (TSC).

Campbell initiated the legal proceedings in January, following the swearing-in of the Commission’s members by President Dr Irfaan Ali in December 2025. He argued that the appointments were unconstitutional because they were made without prior consultation with the Leader of the Opposition.

However, in dismissing the application, Justice Damone Younge ruled that the absence of an elected Leader of the Opposition at the time made meaningful consultation, as required under Article 207(2)(d) of the Constitution, impossible. As a result, the Court found that there had been no breach of the constitutional provision.

The members appointed to serve on the Teaching Service Commission for the next three years are Doodmattie Singh, Shafiran Bhajan, Joan Davis-Monkhouse, Lancelot Baptiste, Satti Jaisierisingh, Mayda Persaud and Saddam Hussain.

Singh, a veteran Guyanese educator, was appointed Chairperson of the seven-member Commission.