JUSTICE KWAME ANSU-GYEABOUR vs. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL [2013]DLSC2726

Date	2013-01-31
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. J6/1/2012
Citation No.	[2013]DLSC2726

OWUSU [MS] JSC [PRESIDING]

DOTSE JSC

YEBOAH JSC

GBADEGBE JSC

AKOTO-BAMFO [MRS] JSC

S. OPPONG-TWUMASI FOR THE PLAINTIFF.

STELLA BADU (P.S.A) WITH HER HELENA FRENCH (S.S.A.) FOR THE DEFENDANT.

[2013]DLSC2726
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >JUSTICE KWAME
ANSU-GYEABOUR<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>THE ATTORNEY GENERAL<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;[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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CIVIL
APPEAL NO. J6/1/2012&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;DATE: 31ST JANUARY, 2013<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>S. OPPONG-TWUMASI FOR THE
PLAINTIFF.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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STELLA
BADU (P.S.A) WITH HER HELENA FRENCH (S.S.A.) FOR THE DEFENDANT.<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM: <o:p></o:p>OWUSU [MS] JSC
[PRESIDING], DOTSE JSC, YEBOAH JSC, GBADEGBE JSC, AKOTO-BAMFO [MRS] JSC<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:150%;
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</div>OWUSU[MS.],JSC.<o:p></o:p>This is a reference under Article
130(2) of the 1992 constitution to this court for the exercise of its exclusive
original Jurisdiction.&nbsp; Under Article 130 (1) (a) of the constitution,
this exclusive jurisdiction shall be exercised in –<o:p></o:p>“all matters relating
to the enforcement or interpretation of this constitution;<o:p></o:p>And<o:p></o:p>(b) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>Under Article 130 (2) –<o:p></o:p>“where an issue that relates to a
matter or question referred to in clause (1) of this article arise in any
proceedings in a court other than the Supreme Court, the court shall stay the
proceedings and refer the question of law involved to the Supreme Court for
determination and the court in which the question arose shall dispose of the
case in accordance with the decision of the Supreme Court.”<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>In suit No. HRC 42/11, as titled above,
pending before (Human Rights Division) of the Accra High Court, the plaintiff,
a superior court Judge has commenced an action claiming:<o:p></o:p>“(1) A declaration that in view of the
fact that no person has sent a petition to His Excellency, the president for
the removal of the plaintiff as a Justice of the High Court, the setting up of
the Justice Sophia O. A. Ad</main>