REPUBLIC vs. HIGH COURT (COMMERCIAL DIVISION), ACCRA EX PARTE: ATTORNEY-GENERAL (BALKAN ENERGY GHANA LTD & OTHERS lNTERESTED PARTIES) [2011]DLSC16009

REPUBLIC vs. HIGH COURT (COMMERCIAL DIVISION), ACCRA EX PARTE: ATTORNEY-GENERAL... [2011]DLSC16009

Date	2011-11-02
Suit No.	CIVIL MOTION JS/34/2011
Citation No.	[2011]DLSC16009

SOPHIA AKUFFO JSC

DR DATE-BAH JSC

SOPHIA ADINYIRA JSC

GBADEGBE JSC

VIDA AKOTO-BAMFO JSC

THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL (HON MARTIN AMIDU)

APPEARS IN PERSON (WITH HIM AMA GAISIE (MRS) SOLICITOR-GENERAL NAANA DONTOH

(CHIEF STATE ATTORNEY AND GRACE AWOOL SENIOR STATE ATTORNEY) FOR APPLICANT.

ACE ANKOMAH (WITH HIM ESTHER D AGBESI) FOR THE INTERESTED PARTIES

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color:#00B0F0">REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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color:#00B0F0">HIGH COURT (COMMERCIAL DIVISION), ACCRA<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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color:#00B0F0">EX PARTE: ATTORNEY-GENERAL<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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color:#00B0F0">(BALKAN ENERGY GHANA LTD &amp; OTHERS lNTERESTED PARTIES)<o:p></o:p>[SUPREME
COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;<div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0in 0in 1pt;">

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MOTION JS/34/2011&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: 2ND
NOVEMBER 2011<o:p></o:p>

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ATTORNEY-GENERAL (HON MARTIN AMIDU), APPEARS IN PERSON (WITH HIM AMA GAISIE
(MRS), SOLICITOR-GENERAL, NAANA DONTOH, (CHIEF STATE ATTORNEY AND GRACE AWOOL,
SENIOR STATE ATTORNEY) FOR APPLICANT.<o:p></o:p>

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ANKOMAH (WITH HIM ESTHER D AGBESI) FOR THE INTERESTED PARTIES<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM<o:p></o:p>SOPHIA AKUFFO JSC,
DR DATE-BAH JSC, SOPHIA ADINYIRA JSC, GBADEGBE
JSC, VIDA AKOTO-BAMFO JSC<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0in;">

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</div>&nbsp;SOPHIA
AKUFFO JSC <o:p></o:p>delivered the unanimous ruling of the
court.<o:p></o:p>Article 181of the 1992 Constitution
provides, in part, as follows:<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;"181.
Loans<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Parliament
may, by a resolution supported by the votes of a majority of all the members of
Parliament, authorise the Government to enter into an agreement for the
granting of a loan out of any public fund or public account.<o:p></o:p>(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An
agreement entered into under clause ( l) of this article shall be laid before
Parliament, and shall not come into operation unless it is approved by a
resolution of Parliament.<o:p></o:p>