Latif v. Human Rights Commission (Ont.), (1992) 55 O.A.C. 204 (DC)

• Judge: Callaghan, C.J.O.C., McMurtry, A.C.J.O.C., and Campbell, J.
• Court: Ontario Court of Justice General Division (Canada)
• Case Date: March 02, 1992
• Jurisdiction: Ontario
• Citations: (1992), 55 O.A.C. 204 (DC)

Latif v. HRC (1992), 55 O.A.C. 204 (DC)

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Mohammad Latif (applicant) v. The Ontario Human Rights Commission, T. Brettel Dawson and Anita Hall (respondents)

(File No. 488/91)

Application under Judicial Review Procedure Act, R.S.O. 1980, c. 224, as amended

Indexed As: Latif v. Human Rights Commission (Ont.)

Ontario Court of Justice

General Division

Divisional Court

Callaghan, C.J.O.C.,  McMurtry, A.C.J.O.C., and Campbell, J.

March 11, 1992.

Summary:

The Attorney General applied to set aside an application for judicial review. Latif applied to quash the Attorney General's application.

The Ontario Divisional Court dismissed Latif's application.

Administrative Law - Topic 3352

Judicial review - Intervenors, Attorney General - Judicial Review Procedure Act, s. 9(4) - The Ontario Divisional Court stated that the right of the Attorney Gen­eral to intervene under s. 9(4) is not limited to questions of law but extends to questions of procedure - See paragraph 2.

Statutes Noticed:

Judicial Review Procedure Act, R.S.O. 1980, c. 224, sect. 9 [para. 1].

Counsel:

Russell G. Juriansz and Paul Schabas, for the applicant;

Cathryn Pike and Mark Hart, for the re­spondent, The Ontario Human Rights Commission;

Robert E. Charney, for the Attorney Gen­eral of Ontario.

This application was heard by Callaghan, C.J.O.C., McMurtry, A.C.J.O.C., and Campbell, J., on March 2, 1992. The deci­sion of the court was delivered orally by Callaghan, C.J.O.C., on March 11, 1992.