THE REPUBLIC vs. HIGH COURT HO EX PARTE: ATTORNEY GENERAL [2021]DLSC10693

Date	2021-03-30
Suit No.	CIVIL MOTION NO. J7/07/2021
Citation No.	[2021]DLSC10693

APPAU JSC (PRESIDING)

MARFUL-SAU JSC

LOVELACE-JOHNSON (MS.) JSC

TORKORNOO JSC

AMADU JSC

PROF. MENSA-BONSU (MRS.) JSC

KULENDI JSC

GODFRED YEBOAH DAME ( ATTORNEY-GENERAL) FOR THE APPLICANT/RESPONDENT WITH HIM GRACE EWOOL (CHIEF STATE ATTORNEY) AND YVONNE BANNERMAN (SENIOR STATE ATTORNEY).

TSATSU TSIKATA FOR THE INTERESTED PARTIES/APPLICANTS WITH EMILE ATSU AGBAKPE.

[2021]DLSC10693
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >THE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>HIGH COURT HO<o:p></o:p>EX PARTE: ATTORNEY GENERAL<o:p></o:p>(APPLICANT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>AND<o:p></o:p>PROF. MARGARET KWAKU, SIMON ALAN
OPOKU MINTAH, JOHN KWAME OBIMPEH, GODFRED KOKU FOFIE AND FELIX QUARSHIE<o:p></o:p>(INTERESTED
PARTIES/APPLICANTS)<o:p></o:p>[SUPREME COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

CIVIL MOTION
NO. J7/07/2021&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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: 30TH MARCH, 2021<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL<o:p></o:p>GODFRED YEBOAH DAME ( ATTORNEY-GENERAL) FOR
THE APPLICANT/RESPONDENT WITH HIM GRACE EWOOL (CHIEF STATE ATTORNEY) AND YVONNE
BANNERMAN (SENIOR STATE ATTORNEY).<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

TSATSU TSIKATA FOR THE INTERESTED
PARTIES/APPLICANTS WITH EMILE ATSU AGBAKPE. <o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>APPAU JSC (PRESIDING), MARFUL-SAU JSC, LOVELACE-JOHNSON (MS.) JSC,
TORKORNOO JSC, AMADU JSC, PROF. MENSA-BONSU (MRS.) JSC, KULENDI JSC<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0cm;">

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</div>&nbsp;TORKORNOO (MRS.)
JSC:-<o:p></o:p>Background
to the current application<o:p></o:p>On 23rd of December 2020, the Applicants herein commenced an
action in the High Court, Ho. They sought to invoke the jurisdiction of the
High Court under Article 33 of the 1992
Constitution and Order 67 of the
High Court (Civil Procedure) Rules 2004
(CI 47) by the issue of an Originating Motion against The Electoral Commission (1st Respondent), Wisdom Kofi Akpakli, the Regional Electoral
officer, (2nd Respondent) (3) John Peter Amewu (3rd Respondent) and (4) The Attorney General (4th
Respondent)<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;Chapter 5
of the 1992 Constitution provides in Article
33(1) and (3) that <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;33(1) Where a person alleges that a provision of this
Constitution on the fundamental human rights and freedoms has been, or is being
or is likely to be contravened in relation to him, then, without prejudice to
any other action that is lawfully available, that person may apply to the high
court for redress <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;33(3) A person aggrieved by a determination of the High
Court may appeal to the Court of Appeal with the right of a further appeal to
the Supreme Court<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;Order 67
of CI 47 provides:<o:p></o:p>Application
for redress under Article 33 of the Constitution <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A person
who seeks redress in respect of the enforcement of any fundamental human right
in relation to the person under article 33(1) of the Constitution shall submit
an application to the High Court<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;Included in the reliefs sought by Applicants from the High Court were
the following prayers:<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;