KWESI NYAME-TEASE ESHUN vs. ELECTORAL COMMISSION AND THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL [2016]DLSC2795

Date	2016-10-27
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. J1/24/2016
Citation No.	[2016]DLSC2795

ATUGUBA JSC PRESIDING

ANSAH JSC

ADINYIRA JSC

DOTSE JSC

ANIN YEBOAH JSC

BAFFOE-BONNIE JSC

BENIN JSC

AKOTO AMPAW WITH HIM ALEX QUAYNOO KWAKU ASIRIFIE KOFI BENTIL AND REBECCA DILONG FOR THE PLAINTIFF

THADDEUS SORY WITH HIM SEAN POKU FOR THE 1ST DEFENDANT

MRS. DOROTHY AFRIYIE ANSAH (CHIEF STATE ATTORNEY) WITH HER ZEINAB AYARIGA (ASSISTANT STATE ATTORNEY) AND VICTORIA ADORTEY (ASSISTANT ATTORNEY) FOR THE 2ND DEFENDANT

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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >KWESI NYAME-TEASE ESHUN<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>ELECTORAL COMMISSION AND
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. J1/24/2016&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 OCTOBER, 2016<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&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;&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;
<o:p></o:p>AKOTO
AMPAW WITH HIM ALEX QUAYNOO, KWAKU ASIRIFIE, KOFI BENTIL AND REBECCA DILONG FOR
THE PLAINTIFF<o:p></o:p>THADDEUS
SORY WITH HIM SEAN POKU FOR THE 1ST DEFENDANT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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MRS.
DOROTHY AFRIYIE ANSAH (CHIEF STATE ATTORNEY) WITH HER ZEINAB AYARIGA (ASSISTANT
STATE ATTORNEY) AND VICTORIA ADORTEY (ASSISTANT ATTORNEY) FOR THE 2ND
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, ANSAH JSC, ADINYIRA JSC,
DOTSE JSC, ANIN YEBOAH JSC, BAFFOE-BONNIE JSC, AND BENIN 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>ATUGUBA JSC:<o:p></o:p>We
heard this case on 21st October 2016 and in view of its obvious
urgency, adjourned for judgment today 27th October 2016. The
plaintiff by his writ dated 27th September 2016 claims as follows:-<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
“A declaration that on a true and proper
interpretation of articles 42, 43, 45 (c) and 51 of the Constitution 1992, the
function of the 1st Defendant under article 45 (c) of the Constitution,
“to conduct and supervise all public elections and referenda” implies a duty to
conduct such elections in a free, fair, transparent and credible manner.”<o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A declaration that, on a true and proper
interpretation of article 51 of the Constitution, 1992, the power of the 1st
&nbsp;Defendant under Article 51 by
constitutional instrument to make regulations for the effective performance of
its functions under the Constitution or any other law implies a duty to make
regulations that promote free, fair, credible and transparent elections.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A declaration that by the combined effects of
Articles 23, 45 (c), 51 and 296 (a) &amp; (b) of the Constitution and the core
constitutional values of transparency, accountability and the rule of law
(legality), the failure of the 1st defendant to make mandatory provisions
in the Public Elections Regulations, 2016 (C. I. 94) requiring the returning
officer of the 1st defendant to furnish the contesting parliamentary
and presidential candidates, their representatives or counting agents with
copies of the Parliamentary Elections-Result Collation Form, Form One E. L. 23A
and Presidential Elections-Result Collation Form, Form One E. L. 23B, specified
in the schedule thereto, is unreasonable, unfair, non-transparent and does not
promote or secure free and fair elections and is accordingly inconsistent with
and in contravention of Articles 23, 45 (c), 51 and 296 (a) &amp; (b) of the
Constitution and the core constitutional values of transparency, accountability
and the rule of law.<o:p></o:p>