In a significant legal development, Justice Frank Seepersad of the High Court has refrained from ruling on allegations of misleading the court in a contentious case involving the Trinidad and Tobago Electricity Commission (T&TEC) and a local doctor, Dr. Fayard Mohammed. The dispute centers on T&TEC’s policy for installing high-tension power lines on private property. Instead of issuing a verdict, Justice Seepersad corrected the official court record and called on T&TEC to conduct a thorough investigation into conflicting instructions reportedly given by its in-house legal officer to former external counsel. The judge emphasized the need for robust checks to prevent such discrepancies in the future. The issue arose after T&TEC’s legal officer, Candace Price, filed an affidavit claiming that former external counsel had misrepresented the commission’s position on policy documents. This followed a court order for T&TEC to produce the policy governing the installation of high-tension lines over private land. Price asserted that T&TEC had no intention to mislead the court. Earlier, in October, Justice Seepersad ruled that T&TEC had breached its statutory obligation under the Freedom of Information Act by failing to respond to Dr. Mohammed’s request for the policy. The judge noted that the court could not determine whether the conflicting accounts resulted from deliberate misrepresentation, confusion, or inadvertence, as Price’s affidavit contradicted previous statements by former counsel Keisha Kydd-Hannibal. Justice Seepersad formally amended the court record to reflect that T&TEC operates without a single policy document but relies on a combination of legislation, guidelines, and international standards. He directed T&TEC to investigate the matter internally to restore public trust and ensure transparency. The case continues to unfold, with Dr. Mohammed pursuing a separate lawsuit against T&TEC over the installation of high-tension wires on his property.