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Bennett, Winsome v The Minister of Finance, the Jamaica Constabulary Force and the Attorney General of Jamaica

Court: 
Supreme Court
Catchwords: 

Declaration for entitlement to widow's pension-Section 62 of the Constabulary Force Act-Whether the Claimant is entitled to widow's pension-Whether a widow is a person legally married to the deceased-Status of Children Act-Equality of children regardless of parents being married-Reformative legislations-Shift from Literal Statutory Interpretation-Purposive approach in Statutory Interpretation-Spouse include unmarried persons in common law unions-The ordinary meaning and popular sense of the word widow include a common law spouse.

Document Type:

Year: 
2015
Suit/Claim number: 
2012 HCV 00634
Neutral Citation: 
[2015] JMSC Civ 245