Following the dismissal of an application for judicial review of a passport refusal as moot, the applicant sought costs.
The Court awarded costs to the applicant in the fixed amount of $10,000.00 despite the respondent being the technically successful party.
The award reflected the public interest in resolving the legal issues and the Court's disapproval of the unreasonable delay by the Minister in deciding the underlying passport application, which caused the matter to become moot before it could be determined on its merits.
