Tag Archives: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court in a unanimous decision has dismissed a case filed by a private legal practitioner, Justice Abdulai. The application sought to compel the apex court to review its earlier decision that Deputy Speakers presiding over proceedings in Parliament can vote.     Judgment On March 9, 2022, in …

A member of the legal team of Michael Ankomah-Nimfah, the plaintiff in the Assin North case, is advising the Electoral Commission (EC) to hold on to proceeding to organise a by-election following the apex court’s ruling on Wednesday, April 13. Gary Nimako Marfo said the EC cannot organise a by-election …

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) legal Team for the deposed Assin North Member of Parliament (MP), James Gyakye Quayson’s says they vehemently disagree with the ruling by the Supreme Court restraining Mr. Quayson from holding him as MP for the area. Speaking to the media after the Supreme Court ruling …

The Supreme Court has restrained James Gyakye Quayson from holding himself as the Member of Parliament for the Assin North constituency. Mr. Quayson was restrained in a ruling delivered by the Supreme Court on Wednesday, April 13, 2022. This decision was taken in a petition brought before the Supreme Court …

Security analyst, Col. Festus Aboagye (rtd) says recent judgements by the Supreme Court make it easy for some Ghanaians to have doubts over the fairness of their verdicts. The comment comes on the back of a caution to judges by the National Security Minister Kan Dapaah over perceived bias in …

The Supreme Court has ordered Bono East Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe, alias Abronya DC, to serve a writ on Minority Leader Haruna Iddrisu, and eight other former appointees of Ex President John Mahama. Last year, the outspoken NPP Chairman petitioned the Supreme Court, asking …

The Minority is not backing down on their bid to prevent the implementation of the Electronic Transaction Levy (E-Levy) Bill. Parliament is now waiting on President Akufo-Addo to assent to the approved tax.   The Majority in Parliament approved the E-Levy after the Minority walked out saying the tax is …

The Supreme Court says no arm of government is a law unto itself. This is one of many legal arguments the Apex Court marshalled in support of its decision that cleared a Deputy Speaker of Parliament to vote and be counted as part of a quorum for decision making. Read …

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has criticized President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s remarks on the Supreme Court’s judgment that declared Deputy Speakers of having the capacity to vote while presiding. The Speaker says he would have been mute on the judgment but for the “unfortunate and myopic” utterances by …

President Nana Akufo-Addo says the decision of the Supreme Court on the voting rights of Deputy Speakers cannot amount to judicial inference in the work of Parliament.   According to him, the suggestion that Parliament is beyond the scrutiny of the Supreme Court is to suggest that Parliament is a …