Tag Archives: Supreme Court

The Parliament of Ghana has formally communicated to the Chief Justice, rejecting a lawsuit seeking an interpretation of Article 97(1) of the 1992 Constitution. In a statement issued by the Deputy Clerk of Parliament, the Speaker, Alban Bagbin, emphasized that the suit was improperly served by three bailiffs on September …

If the matters in contention relate only to parliamentary proceedings, procedures, processes and practices, then the court would stay its hand and not interfere with them. However, if it is alleged that Parliament has acted unconstitutionally, then since Parliament is neither sovereign nor supreme, but is subject to the supremacy …

In a significant legal development on Friday, October 18, the Supreme Court of Ghana issued a stay of execution on the ruling by Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin, which declared the seats of four Members of Parliament (MPs) vacant. The court’s decision effectively halts the implementation of the Speaker’s ruling …

In a significant legal development, the Supreme Court of Ghana has issued a stay of execution on Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin’s ruling, which declared the seats of four Members of Parliament (MPs) vacant. The affected MPs are Cynthia Morrison (Agona West), Kwadjo Asante (Suhum), Andrew Amoako Asiamah (Fomena), and …

The Majority Leader of Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has filed an injunction application at the Supreme Court to challenge a petition by Tamale South MP, Haruna Iddrisu, regarding the status of four Members of Parliament. Haruna Iddrisu’s petition, submitted to the Speaker of Parliament, seeks to have the parliamentary seats for …

Chaos erupted at the Appointments Committee of Parliament as the Minority attempted to halt the vetting of two individuals nominated by President Akufo-Addo for the Supreme Court. Justice Sophia Bernasko Essah and Professor Richard Frimpong Oppong were set to answer questions regarding their eligibility for the Supreme Court on August …

The vetting of President Akufo-Addo’s Supreme Court Justice nominees faced a sudden suspension today (August 13) after the Member of Parliament for Bawku Central Mahama Ayariga challenged the President’s authority to appoint more than nine Justices to the Supreme Court, in addition to the Chief Justice. During the vetting process …

The Appointments Committee of Parliament on Tuesday failed to reach a consensus for the vetting of the two nominees of the President for appointment as Supreme Court Judges. The Nominees: Justice Sophia Rosseta Bernasko Essah, a Court of Appeal Judge and Professor Richard Frimpong Oppong, a legal academic and a …

The Supreme Court of Ghana on Wednesday, July 17, deferred its decision in an interlocutory injunction application filed by Richard Dela Sky and Dr Amanda Odoi seeking to bar Parliament from transmitting the anti-gay bill to the presidency for assent. The Head of JoyNews’ Legal Affairs Desk, Richard Kwadwo Nyarko …

The Editor-in-Chief of the Daily Searchlight Newspaper, Kenneth Kwabena Agyei Kuranchie has sued the Attorney General (AG) and Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) over the constitutionality of the latter The 2024 independent parliamentary candidate is seeking to have the creation of the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) and …