JUSTICE FRANK KWADWO AMOAH vs. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

ANIN-YEBOAH JSC: The plaintiff herein, a retired justice of the High Court, has by his amended writ of summons dated the 9/4/2015 sued the Attorney-General for the following reliefs: i. A declaration that upon a true and proper interpretation of Articles 145(1) and (3) as well as Articles 127 and 58(2) of the Constitution, 1992, the purported rejection by the President of Ghana of the plaintiff’s notice of voluntary retirement as a justice of the Superior Court is unconstitutional, unlawful and of no effect. ii. The declaration that upon a true and proper interpretation of Articles 145(1) and (3) as well as Articles 127 of the Constitution, 1992, the notice issued by the plaintiff to the president informing the president of plaintiff’s voluntary retirement from the Judicial Service with effect from March, 2011 was valid and the president was obliged to accept same. iii. A declaration that the committee set up under Article 146 of the Constitution to investigate plaintiff havin...