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Partial indemnity costs of $6,275 awarded to the respondent following dismissal of judicial review application.
Following the dismissal of the applicant's application for judicial review, the court received written costs submissions from the respondent Ministry.
The applicant did not provide submissions.
The court found the Ministry's requested costs to be fair and reasonable, awarding partial indemnity costs in the amount of $6,275.
Application for judicial review dismissed; Minister's deferral of school bus licence pending criminal charges was reasonable.
The applicant applied for a school purposes bus licence.
The Ministry of Transportation deferred the decision until the applicant's outstanding criminal charges were resolved.
The applicant sought judicial review to overturn the deferral or compel a decision.
The Divisional Court found the application was not premature but held that the Minister's decision to defer was reasonable given the safety concerns arising from the outstanding charges, which included possession of a switchblade and possession of controlled drugs for the purpose of trafficking.
The application for judicial review was dismissed.
