Tag Archives: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court of Ghana has set a dangerous precedent of judicial interference in Parliamentary procedure following the ruling that a Deputy Speaker can vote in Parliament.         In a tweet, the former president of Ghana,  Mr John Dramani Mahama said “A unanimous 7-0? Shocking but not surprising. …

The Supreme Court has ruled that a Deputy Speaker of Parliament can be counted during the formation of a quorum for parliamentary decision-making and participation in voting. The Court presided over by Justice Jones Dotse, therefore, affirmed the approval of the 2022 budget without NDC MPs’ participation. Private Legal Practitioner …

A seven-member Supreme Court panel presided over by Justice Jones Victor Mawulorm Dotse has set 9 March 2022 to rule in the case of Justice Abdulai versus Attorney General. Justice Abdulai, a law lecturer at the University of Professional Studies (UPSA), is seeking a declaration that it is unconstitutional for …

The second witness for former President John Mahama in the 2020 Election Petition trial, Dr Michael Kpessa-Whyte, has levelled fresh allegations against the Supreme Court for its determination of the case. He has stated unequivocally that the Court was afraid to objectively decide on the matter, adding that the Justices …

The Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame has told the Supreme Court that its 3:2 majority decision that prohibited Justice Clemence Jackson Honyenuga, from continuing with the case of the Republic versus Stephen Kwabena Opuni, Seidu Agongo, and Agricult Ghana Limited, contained fundamental errors that occasioned a …

The Bono Regional Chairman of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) Kwame Baffoe Abronye, popularly known as Abronye DC, has filed a court action over the emoluments said to have been approved by Parliament for spouses of the President and the Vice President. In the application filed at the Supreme …

The Supreme Court has unanimously dismissed an application for a review of its decision on the injunction granted by a High Court in Ho stopping the gazetting of John Peter Amewu as the Member of Parliament for Hohoe in the Volta Region. A 7-member panel of the Supreme Court on …

Member of Parliament for Ablekuma South Constituency says he is not surprised that the Supreme Court’s verdict on the election petition went in favour of President Akufo-Addo and the Electoral Commission. Speaking to JoyNews, Alfred Okoe Vanderpuije stated that the Supreme Court judges’ denial of the many applications lawyer of …

The General Secretary for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), John Boadu says the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has not seen its worst defeat despite its loss in both the 2020 general elections and election petition trial. “For us, it is a vindication of the confidence that the people of …

The Chief Justice, Kwasi Anin-Yeboah, has asked media practitioners in the country to be decorous in their commentaries towards the members of the judicial arm of government. At a press conference on Tuesday, a Supreme Court Judge, Yonny Kulendi who was speaking on behalf of the Chief Justice noted that …