JUSTICE FRANK KWADWO AMOAH vs. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL [2015]DLSC3262

Date	2015-10-29
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. J1/5/2014
Citation No.	[2015]DLSC3262

ANSAH JSC (PRESIDING)

DOTSE JSC

ANIN YEBOAH JSC

BAFFOE - BONNIE JSC

GBADEGBE JSC

AKOTO – BAMFO (Mrs.) JSC

BENIN JSC

GODFRED YEBOAH DAME ESQ. FOR THE PLAINTIFF.

HELEN A. A. ZIWU (MRS) ESQ. CHIEF STATE ATTORNEY WITH HER WILLIAM KPOBI ESQ. CHIEF STATE ATTORNEY FOR THE DEFENDANT

[2015]DLSC3262
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >JUSTICE FRANK KWADWO
AMOAH<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. J1/5/2014&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: 29TH
OCTOBER, 2015<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>GODFRED
YEBOAH DAME ESQ. 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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HELEN&nbsp; A.&nbsp; A.
ZIWU (MRS) ESQ. CHIEF STATE ATTORNEY WITH HER WILLIAM KPOBI ESQ. CHIEF STATE
ATTORNEY FOR THE DEFENDANT<o:p></o:p>

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JSC (PRESIDING), DOTSE JSC, ANIN&nbsp; YEBOAH
JSC, BAFFOE - BONNIE JSC, GBADEGBE JSC, AKOTO – BAMFO (Mrs.) JSC, AND BENIN JSC<o:p></o:p>

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JUDGEMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>ANIN-YEBOAH
JSC:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>The plaintiff herein, a retired justice of the
High Court, has by his amended writ of summons dated the 9/4/2015 sued the
Attorney-General for the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p>i.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A declaration
that upon a true and proper interpretation of Articles 145(1) and (3) as well
as Articles 127 and 58(2) of the Constitution, 1992, the purported rejection by
the President of Ghana of the plaintiff’s notice of voluntary retirement as a
justice of the Superior Court is unconstitutional, unlawful and of no effect.<o:p></o:p>ii.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The declaration
that upon a true and proper interpretation of Articles 145(1) and (3) as well
as Articles 127 of the Constitution, 1992, the notice issued by the plaintiff
to the president informing the president of plaintiff’s voluntary retirement
from the Judicial Service with effect from March, 2011 was valid and the
president was obliged to accept same.<o:p></o:p>iii.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A declaration
that the committee set up under Article 146 of the Constitution to investigate
plaintiff having failed to discharge its mandate and some members of the said
committee having either died or retired as Justices of the Superior Courts,
lack the constitutional capacity to investigate any compliant against
plaintiff.<o:p></o:p>iv.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A declaration
that the plaintiff having compulsorily retired as a High Court Judge since 7th
December 2011, is not subject to the processes prescribed for the removal of a
Justice of the Superior Court under Article 146 of the Constitution.<o:p></o:p>v.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A declaration
that the purported withholding of the plaintiff’s gratuity and retirement
benefits since 1st March 2011 is unconstitutional.<o:p></o:p>