REPUBLIC vs. ADU-BOAHEN AND ANOTHER [1993]DLSC845

Date	1993-06-28
Suit No.	-
Citation No.	[1993]DLSC845

FRANCOIS JSC

AMUA-SEKYI JSC

AIKINS JSC

EDWARD WIREDU JSC

CHARLES HAYFRON-BENJAMIN JSC

AMPIAH JSC

KPEGAH JSC

THOMAS AHLIJAH ASSISTANT SPECIAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR FOR THE REPUBLIC.

BRODIE-MENDS (WITH HIM BEN ANNAN AND AFRAM ASIEDU) FOR THE ACCUSED PERSONS.

[1993]DLSC845
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" ><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom: 5pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom: 5pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">vs.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom: 5pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">ADU-BOAHEN AND ANOTHER<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom: 5pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">[SUPREME COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom: 5pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">[1993-94] 2 GLR 324<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">

</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 5pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 5pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">THOMAS AHLIJAH, ASSISTANT SPECIAL PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, FOR THE
REPUBLIC.<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 5pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; border: none; padding: 0cm;">BRODIE-MENDS (WITH HIM BEN ANNAN AND AFRAM
ASIEDU) FOR THE ACCUSED PERSONS.<o:p></o:p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 5pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; border: none; padding: 0cm;">FRANCOIS, AMUA-SEKYI, AIKINS, EDWARD WIREDU,
CHARLES HAYFRON-BENJAMIN, AMPIAH AND KPEGAH JJSC<o:p></o:p>

</div><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom: 5pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">JUDGMENT OF FRANCOIS JSC.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 5pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">The National Public Tribunal invokes the jurisdiction of this
court by way of case stated under the Supreme Court Rules, 1970 (CI 13), to
seek answers to question of a constitutional nature arising from a case before
it.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 5pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">It must be pointed out that the enabling authority is article 130
of the Constitution, 1992. CI 13 is merely the machinery of resort for a
reference under the said article: Article 130 of the Constitution of the
Constitution, 1992 is as follows:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 5pt 36pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">“130. (1) Subject
to the jurisdiction of the High Court in the enforcement of the Fundamental
Human Rights and Freedoms as provided in article 33 of this Constitution, the
Supreme Court shall have exclusive original jurisdiction in—<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 6pt 72pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">(a).&nbsp;&nbsp;all matters
relating to the enforcement or interpretation of this Constitution; and<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 5pt 72pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">(b).&nbsp;&nbsp;all matters
arising as to whether an enactment was made in excess of the powers conferred
on Parliament or any other authority or person by law or under this
Constitution.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 5pt 36pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">(2) Where an
issue that relates to a matter or question referred to in clause (1) of this
article arises in any proceedings in a court other than the Supreme Court, that
court shall stay the proceedings and refer to the question of law involved to
the Supreme Court for determination; and the court in which the question arose
shall di</main>