GHANA BAR ASSOCIATION vs. ATTORNEY-GENERAL AND ANOTHER [1995]DLSC559

Date	1995-12-05
Suit No.
Citation No.	[1995]DLSC559

EDWARD WIREDU JSC

BAMFORD-ADDO JSC

CHARLES HAYFRON-BENJAMIN JSC

KPEGAH JSC

ADJABENG JSC

MARTIN A B K AMIDU DEPUTY ATTORNEY-GENERAL (WITH HIM MRS ADUSA AMANKWAH CHIEF STATE ATTORNEY) FOR THE DEFENDANT-APPLICANTS.

J B QUASHIE-IDUN (WITH HIM J K AGYEMAN OBENG MANU AND AYIKOI OTOO) FOR THE PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT.

[1995]DLSC559
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" ><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: 115%; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">GHANA BAR ASSOCIATION<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: 115%; 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: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: 115%; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">ATTORNEY-GENERAL AND ANOTHER<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: 115%; 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><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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1 GLR 598&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;DATE: 5TH DECEMBER 1995<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MARTIN A B K AMIDU, DEPUTY ATTORNEY-GENERAL (WITH HIM MRS
ADUSA AMANKWAH, CHIEF STATE ATTORNEY), FOR THE DEFENDANT-APPLICANTS.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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B QUASHIE-IDUN (WITH HIM J K AGYEMAN, OBENG MANU AND AYIKOI OTOO) FOR THE
PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT.<o:p></o:p>

EDWARD
WIREDU, BAMFORD-ADDO, CHARLES HAYFRON-BENJAMIN, KPEGAH AND ADJABENG JJSC<o:p></o:p>

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</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 5pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">On 16 October 1995 the plaintiff,
the Ghana Bar Association, issued out of this court a writ in which she seeks
to invoke the original jurisdiction of this court. The reliefs indorsed on the
writ are as follows:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 7.5pt 54pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt; line-height: 115%; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">(1).&nbsp;“A declaration that on a true and
proper interpretation of articles 2(1)(a) and (b), 91(1) and (2), 144(1) and
128(4) of the Constitution, 1992 the President of the Republic should not have
nominated and appointed the second defendant, Mr Justice Isaac Kobina Abban, to
the office of Chief Justice since he is not a person of high moral character
and proven integrity.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 7.5pt 54pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt; line-height: 115%; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">(2).&nbsp;A declaration that the appointment
on or about 22 February 1995 by the President of the second defendant, Mr
Justice Isaac Kobina Abban, as Chief Justice as well as the advice by the
Council of State and the approval by Parliament of his nomination to such
office were each made in contravention of articles 91(1) and (2) and 128(4) of
the Constitution, 1992 and are therefore null and void.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 7.5pt 54pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt; line-height: 115%; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">(3).&nbsp;An injunction restraining the
second defendant from acting or purporting to act in the office of Chief
Justice of Ghana.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 7.5pt 54pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt; line-height: 115%; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">(4).&nbsp;A declaration that the warrant of
appointment of the second defendant by the President is null and void, and an
order that the second defendant deliver up same to this honourable court for
cancellation and that the same be duly cancelled.<o:p></o:p>