GHANA INDEPENDENT BROADCASTERS ASSOCIATION (No 1) vs. ATTORNEY-GENERAL & NATIONAL MEDIA COMMISSION (No 1)

RULING PWAMANG JSC This is a motion on notice for an order of interlocutory injunction filed by the plaintiff­ applicant Ghana Independent Broadcasters Association (hereinafter referred to as the applicant) seeking to restrain the defendants-respondents namely, the Attorney-General (hereinafter referred to as the first respondent) and the National Media Commission (hereinafter referred to as the second respondent) from enforcing specified provisions of the National Media Commission (Content Standards) Regulations, 2015 (LI 2224) pending this court's determination of the substantive suit ie Ghana Independent Broadcasters Association (No 2) v Attorney-General & National Media Commission (No 2) [2017-2020] 1 SCGLR 505, post. The facts of the case The relevant facts upon which the application has been brought are as follows: The National Media Commission (Content Standards) Regulations, 2015 (LI 2224), which came into force on 9 December 2015, re­ quires electronic communicati.....