Tag Archives: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has in a unanimous decision declared that it is unconstitutional for chiefs to endorse candidates or their party. The court, however, pointed out that chiefs praising or lauding the policy of a candidate is a permissible endorsement. Justice Emmanuel Yonny Kulendi who authored the November 2022 Judgment …

The Supreme Court has, in a unanimous decision, dismissed a case filed against the regulation of plant breeders. Parliament in 2020 passed the Plant Variety Protection Act, 2020 (ACT 1050) to regulate breeders. A breeder under this law is a person who bred or discovered and developed a variety, the …

The Former Auditor General Daniel Yao Domelevo has reacted to the Supreme Court ruling which described as null and void his forced leave orchestrated by the Presidency. In a Citi News interview, Mr. Domelevo slammed the president, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, for disrespecting the law. The Supreme Court gave the …

The Supreme Court has in a unanimous decision described as unconstitutional the directive from the Presidency that asked former Auditor-General Daniel Yao  Domelevo to proceed on leave. The court also described as unconstitutional the President’s appointment of an Acting Auditor General while there was a substantive Auditor-General as equally unconstitutional. …

Parliament will today, Friday, May 26, vet Justice Gertrude Torkonoo as Chief Justice. President Akufo-Addo in April nominated her to replace the now-retired Chief Justice Kwasi Anin Yeboah. The President subsequently informed Parliament of his decision and called for her speedy approval. He explained that was to avoid any vacuum …

A failed parliamentary candidate aspirant of the National Democratic Congress, Dr. Michael Kpessa-Whyte has apologised for making denigrating remarks about the Supreme Court. According to the lecturer, he did not intend to “insult” the apex court when he wrote on social media that the court was being turned into a …

Unsuccessful National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary hopeful for Shai Osudoku and lecturer at the University of Ghana, Dr. Michael Kpessa-Whyte, has been summoned by the Supreme Court to present just cause as to why he should not be held in contempt for allegedly denigrating the nation’s highest judicial body and …

The Supreme Court has in a majority 5-4 decision affirmed its view that the law allowing cultivation of weed in Ghana was unconstitutionally passed by Parliament. Presiding Judge Justice Dotse stated that the threshold a party ought to meet to enable it to review its own judgement has not been …

Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Kwasi Anin Yeboah is set to retire today, May 24. The 70-year-old served for five years since taking over from retired Justice Sophia Abena Boafoa Akuffo in 2019. Earlier this month, President Akufo-Addo informed Parliament of his decision to appoint Justice Gertrude Torkonoo as …

Mr. James Gyakye Quayson is not enthused with the Supreme Court’s ruling, which nullified his election as the Member of Parliament for the Assin North constituency. However, despite his disagreement with the ruling, he stated that he will not pursue further litigation. “I am, of course, disappointed by the Court’s …