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The Seychelles Supreme Court on Non-Discrimination & Registration of Political Parties

By M. K. Rao [mkrao@mfa.gov.sc; mkrao@ymail.com], Legal Adviser, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Seychelles: Views expressed herein are personal and do not reflect those of the MFA or any Department of the Government 1.     On 30th March 2011 the Supreme Court of Seychelles delivered an important judgment.  It upheld the decision of the Registrar of Political Parties rejecting registration of a group of people as a political party.  It was on the grounds of propagation of discrimination, classification of citizens into groups; one group being superior having right to be elected, appointed and to hold office and the other…