OCCUPY GHANA vs. ATTORNEY GENERAL [2017]DLSC2603

Date	2017-06-14
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. J1/19/2016
Citation No.	[2017]DLSC2603

AKUFFO (MS) JSC PRESIDING

ADINYIRA (MRS) JSC

DOTSE JSC

YEBOAH JSC

BAFFOE-BONNIE JSC

GBADEGBE JSC

BENIN JSC

THADDEUS SORY FOR THE PLAINTIFF.

GRACE EWOAL PRINCIPAL STATE ATTORNEY FOR THE DEFENDANT.

[2017]DLSC2603
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >OCCUPY GHANA<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>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. J1/19/2016&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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
DATE: 14TH
JUNE, 2017<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>THADDEUS SORY 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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GRACE
EWOAL, PRINCIPAL STATE ATTORNEY FOR THE DEFENDANT.<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM: <o:p></o:p>AKUFFO (MS),
JSC PRESIDING ADINYIRA (MRS), JSC DOTSE, JSC YEBOAH, JSC BAFFOE-BONNIE, JSC
GBADEGBE, JSC AND BENIN, 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="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
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</div>DOTSE, JSC:-<o:p></o:p>Article
187 (7) (b) (i) (ii) and (iii) of the Constitution 1992, provides as follows:-<o:p></o:p>“In the
performance of his functions under this Constitution or any other law the
Auditor-General<o:p></o:p>(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; may disallow any item of expenditure
which is contrary to law and &nbsp;surcharge<o:p></o:p>(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
the amount of any expenditure disallowed upon the
person responsible for incurring or authorizing the expenditure; or <o:p></o:p>(ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
any sum which has not been duly brought into
account, upon the person by whom the sum ought to have been brought into
account; <o:p></o:p>or<o:p></o:p>(iii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
the amount of any loss or deficiency, upon any
person by whose negligence or misconduct the loss or deficiency has been
incurred.” Emphasis supplied.<o:p></o:p>Based
on the above constitutional provisions referred to supra, the Plaintiffs claim
the following reliefs against the Defendants before this court.<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
“That upon a true and proper interpretation of
Article 187 (7) (b) (i) of the Constitution, the Auditor-General is bound to
issue a disallowance or surcharge where there has been any item of expenditure
on behalf of the Government that is contrary to law, so that the amount
unlawfully expended is recovered from the person who was responsible for, or
authorised, the expenditure disallowed.<o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
That upon a true and proper interpretation of
Article 187 (7) (b) (ii) of the Constitution, the Auditor-General is bound to
issue a disallowance and surcharge where any person fails to bring any sum into
the Government’s account, so that that amount is recovered from the person by
whom the amount should have been brought into account.<o:p></o:p><i</main>