Court upholds election of Mauritius PM in 2019

FILE PHOTO: Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth addresses the 77th United Nations General Assembly at the UN headquarters, in New York City, New York, U.S., September 23, 2022. REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs/File Photo

LONDON (Reuters) - A British court sitting as the final court of appeal for Mauritius on Monday upheld the 2019 election to parliament of Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth, rejecting an appeal by an opposition candidate who alleged it was improperly obtained.

The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC), which acts as a final court of appeal for 27 countries and territories that were once part of the British empire, upheld a 2021 ruling on the matter by the Supreme Court of Mauritius.