BENJAMIN EYI MENSAH vs. THE CHAIRMAN ELECTORAL COMMISSION AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL& MINISTER FOR JUSTICE [2015]DLSC3039

BENJAMIN EYI MENSAH vs. THE CHAIRMAN ELECTORAL COMMISSION AND THE ATTORNEY GENER... [2015]DLSC3039

Date	2015-02-27
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. J1/11/2015
Citation No.	[2015]DLSC3039

ATUGUBA JSC (PRESIDING)

AKUFFO (MS) JSC

ANSAH JSC

DOTSE JSC

ANIN YEBOAH JSC

BAFFOE-BONNIE JSC

GBADEGBE JSC

ALEXANDER KWAMINA AFENYO-MARKIN FOR THE PLAINTIFF

JAMES QUASHIE-IDUN WITH HIM ANTHONY DABI FOR THE 1ST DEFENDANT

WILLIAM KPOBI (CSA) WITH HIM MISS JOAN KING (SSA) FOR THE 2ND DEFENDANT

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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >BENJAMIN EYI
MENSAH<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>THE CHAIRMAN
ELECTORAL COMMISSION AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL&amp; MINISTER FOR JUSTICE<o:p></o:p>[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. J1/11/2015&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: 27TH FEBRUARY, 2015<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>ALEXANDER
KWAMINA AFENYO-MARKIN FOR THE PLAINTIFF <o:p></o:p>JAMES
QUASHIE-IDUN WITH HIM ANTHONY DABI FOR THE 1ST <o:p></o:p>DEFENDANT<o:p></o:p>WILLIAM
KPOBI (CSA) WITH HIM MISS JOAN KING (SSA) FOR THE 2ND <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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DEFENDANT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM: <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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ATUGUBA JSC (PRESIDING), AKUFFO (MS) JSC, ANSAH
JSC, DOTSE JSC, ANIN YEBOAH JSC, BAFFOE-BONNIE JSC, AND GBADEGBE JSC<o:p></o:p>

</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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JUDGEMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>The plaintiff by
his writ claims against the defendants as follows:-<o:p></o:p>“A declaration that:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>I.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
On a true and proper interpretation of Article 51
of the 1992 Constitution, a Constitutional Instrument to demarcate the
boundaries for both the national and local Government elections comes into
force only after the expiration of 21 sitting days after it has been laid
before Parliament and that C.I. 85 could only come into force after Parliament had
passed same.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>II.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; On a true
and proper interpretation of Article 51 of the 1992 Constitution, the opening
and closing of nominations for District Assembly elections when there was no
existing Constitutional Instrument empowering the Electoral Commission to
receive nominations was unconstitutional.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>III.&nbsp;&nbsp; The opening
and closing of nominations for District Assembly elections by the Electoral Commission
when the Constitutional Instrument empowering it to do so had been laid before
Parliament for consideration was an usurpation of the Constitutional mandate of<o:p></o:p>IV.&nbsp; Parliament
as enshrined in Article 106 of the 1992 Constitution.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:</main>