[2007]DLHC10853 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><div class="WordSection1"> <p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom: 5pt; text-align: center; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:#00B0F0">REPUBLIC </span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom: 5pt; text-align: center; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-bidi-font-family:Helvetica;color:#00B0F0"> vs.</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom: 5pt; text-align: center; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;color:#00B0F0">COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND ADMINISTRATIVE JUSTICE; EXPARTE RICHARD ANANE<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom: 5pt; text-align: center; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">[HIGH COURT, ACCRA]</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom: 5pt; text-align: center; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">[2007-2008] SCGLR</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></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: 6pt; 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;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">Suit No: AP45/07</span><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;"> DATE:</span></i><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#00B0F0"> </span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">13TH MARCH, 2007.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">CORAM:</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></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: 6pt; text-align: justify; 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;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">BAFFOE BONNIE JA</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:32.25pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 10.6pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;"> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:32.25pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 10.6pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Constitutional<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>law<span style="letter-spacing:-.8pt"> </span></span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">-<span style="letter-spacing:.3pt"> </span><i>Commission<span style="letter-spacing:.15pt"> </span>on<span style="letter-spacing:.25pt"> </span>Human<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>Rights<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:.25pt"> </span>Administrative<span style="letter-spacing:-1.3pt"> </span>Justice<o:p></o:p></i></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:.75pt;margin-right:23.65pt; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:50.35pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.2pt; line-height:103%;mso-list:l10 level1 lfo12;tab-stops:55.95pt"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:103%;color:#444444;mso-font-width:102%">-<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 103%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Status </span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:103%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">- <i>Inferior tribunal or investigating authority </i>- <i>Jurisdiction limited<span style="letter-spacing:-2.35pt"> </span>as<span style="letter-spacing:.05pt"> </span>expressly<span style="letter-spacing:.05pt"> </span>specified<span style="letter-spacing:.05pt"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing:.05pt"> </span>1992 Constitution,<span style="letter-spacing: .05pt"> </span>Act 456<span style="letter-spacing:.05pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:.05pt"> </span>CI<span style="letter-spacing:.05pt"> </span></i>7 -<span style="letter-spacing:.05pt"> </span><i>Commission having no inherent power beyond specified jurisdiction </i>-<span style="letter-spacing:.05pt"> </span><i>Constitution, 1992 -Commission on Human Rights and Administrative<span style="letter-spacing:-2.5pt"> </span></i><i>Justice Act, 1993 {Act 456) </i>- <i>Commission on Human Rights and Administrative<span style="letter-spacing:.75pt"> </span>Justice<span style="letter-spacing:.55pt"> </span>(Complaint<span style="letter-spacing:1.35pt"> </span>Procedure)<span style="letter-spacing:.9pt"> </span>Regulations,<span style="letter-spacing: .9pt"> </span>1994<span style="letter-spacing:1.5pt"> </span>(Cl<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>7).<o:p></o:p></i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:.45pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm; margin-left:32.95pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif">Constitutional<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>law<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span></span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">-<span style="letter-spacing:.4pt"> </span><i>Commission<span style="letter-spacing:.15pt"> </span>on<span style="letter-spacing:-.6pt"> </span>Human<span style="letter-spacing:.2pt"> </span>Rights<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>Administrative<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt"> </span>Justice<o:p></o:p></i></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:.45pt;margin-right:22.75pt; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:51.4pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.55pt; line-height:105%;mso-list:l10 level1 lfo12;tab-stops:58.5pt"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:105%;color:#444444;mso-font-width:102%">-<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-font-width:105%">Investigative functions </span></i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-font-width:105%">- <i>Condition precedent </i>- <i>Need for identifiable<span style="letter-spacing: .05pt"> </span></i></span><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">complaint<span style="letter-spacing:.05pt"> </span>to lodge complaint with Commission before proceeding<span style="letter-spacing:2.5pt"> </span>with<span style="letter-spacing:.05pt"> </span>its investigations under Constitution, arts 218(a), 284 and 287(1) and<span style="letter-spacing:.05pt"> </span>Act 456, s 7(1)(a) and (e) </span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">- <i>Whether or not complaint made in newspaper<span style="letter-spacing:.05pt"> </span>publication and not in manner prescribed under Cl<span style="letter-spacing:.05pt"> </span></i>7 <i>proper basis for<span style="letter-spacing:.05pt"> </span>investigations under article 218(a) of Constitution </i>- <i>Constitution, 1992,<span style="letter-spacing:.05pt"> </span>arts<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>218(a),<span style="letter-spacing:.15pt"> </span>284 and<span style="letter-spacing:.6pt"> </span>287(1)<span style="letter-spacing:.05pt"> </span>-Act 456,<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>ss<span style="letter-spacing:.15pt"> </span>7(1)(a)<span style="letter-spacing:.1pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:.45pt"> </span>(e)<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:.15pt"> </span>12<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span></i>-<span style="letter-spacing:.2pt"> </span><i>CI<span style="letter-spacing:.65pt"> </span></i>7, <i>regs<span style="letter-spacing:.05pt"> </span>1,<span style="letter-spacing:.6pt"> </span>2<span style="letter-spacing:-.7pt"> </s