[2025]DLSC18361 • March 20, 2025 • Supreme Court •
THE REPUBLIC vs. THE HIGH COURT (CRIMINAL DIVISION 2) ACCRA , EX PARTE AMINA TAHIRU AND UMAR MOHAMMED
The High Court Criminal Division 2, Accra, on May 28, 2024, set aside a District Court decision regarding custody of a Toyota vehicle (No. GS 143921). The applicant, dissatisfied with this appellate decision, sought to invoke the Supreme Court's supervisory jurisdiction by way of certiorari to quash the High Court's orders. An initial application was filed but withdrawn due to being out of time. The current application seeks an extension of time to file the supervisory jurisdiction application.
read moreRULING ADJEI-FRIMPONG, JSC: On May 28, 2024, the High Court (Criminal Division) Accra, in exercise of its appellate jurisdiction gave judgment against the applicant herein concerning a Toyota Vehicle No. GS 1439-21. By its orders, the High Court set aside the decision of the District Court, Achimota concerning the proper party to have custody of the said vehicle. The dissatisfied applicant desired to invoke the supervisory jurisdiction of this Court in the nature of certiorari to have the orders of the High Court on certain grounds, quashed. For this purpose, she initiated an application which came before an ordinary bench of this Court on 28th January. It turned out that the application was not filed within the time prescribed by the rules of this Court. In the end, the application was withdrawn and accordingly struck out. The instant application is to seek extension of time to bring the application. The affidavit in support of the application recounts the reasons for the instant...