APALOO vs. EDWARD WIREDU

JUDGEMENT Appau J. The plaintiff in this action sued the defendant who is presently the Acting Chief Justice of Ghana challenging his eligibility as a superior court judge, and praying for an order to restrain him from working as a superior court judge. The endorsement on the amended writ of the plaintiff indicates the reliefs the plaintiff is seeking. These are: “(1) A declaration that the appointment of the defendant as a judge of the High Court by the National Liberation Council was wrongful. (2) A further declaration that any promotion based on the void appointment is also null and void of no legal consequence. (3) A declaration that the purported recall of the defendant to the bench without judicial adjudication clearing him of corruption, is null and void and of no legal consequence. (4) An order of perpetual injunction restraining the defendant from working as a judge of the superior court of judicature.” The plaintiff attached to the writ an application...