DANIEL AXIM vs. THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL [2022]DLSC11666

Date	2022-04-06
Suit No.	WRIT NO.J1/06/2022
Citation No.	[2022]DLSC11666

DOTSE JSC (PRESIDING)

PWAMANG JSC

AMEGATCHER JSC

PROF. KOTEY JSC

OWUSU (MS.) JSC

LOVELACE-JOHNSON (MS.) JSC

KULENDI JSC

AUGUSTINE OBUOR ESQ. FOR THE PLAINTIFF

STELLA OHENE APPIAH (PRINCIPAL STATE ATTORNEY) FOR THE DEFENDANT.

[2022]DLSC11666
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >DANIEL AXIM<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT)<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;">

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mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">WRIT NO.J1/06/2022&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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: 6TH APRIL, 2022<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL<o:p></o:p>AUGUSTINE OBUOR ESQ. FOR THE
PLAINTIFF.<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;">

STELLA OHENE APPIAH (PRINCIPAL STATE
ATTORNEY)&nbsp;FOR THE DEFENDANT.<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<o:p></o:p>DOTSE JSC
(PRESIDING), PWAMANG JSC, AMEGATCHER JSC, PROF. KOTEY JSC, OWUSU (MS.) JSC,
LOVELACE-JOHNSON (MS.) 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;">

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
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</div>&nbsp;LOVELACE-JOHNSON (MS) JSC:-<o:p></o:p>The Plaintiff by the present writ seeks to invoke
the original jurisdiction of this court under article 2(1) and 130 (1) of the
1992 Constitution for the following five declarations and a subsequent order
based on the interpretation of the clauses of article 187 stated therein:<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A
declaration that upon a true and proper interpretation of Article 187 (3) of
the Fourth Republican Constitution of the Republic of Ghana
(“Constitution”),the Auditor-General of the Republic of Ghana
(“Auditor-General”) is the sole person to have access to all books records
returns and other documents relating to public accounts for the purposes of
auditing therefore any unauthorized auditing by any other person without
reference to the Auditor-General is an infringement on the constitution and
therefore null and void.<o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A
declaration that upon a true and proper interpretation of Article
187(7)(b)(i)(ii) and (iii) of the Constitution, there must have been a
disallowance and a surcharge before the Attorney-General and prosecute a person
whom the Auditor General has surcharged so that the amount may be recovered
from the person by whom the amount should have been brought into account,
therefore any prosecution in respect public account not based on surcharge is
null and void as same is not in accordance with the provisions of the
Constitution.<o:p></o:p>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A
declaration that upon a true and proper interpretation of Article 187 (9) of
the Constitution, where a person aggrieved by a disallowance or surcharge made
by the Auditor General may appeal to the high court, such a person cannot
exercise this constitutional right of appeal where the Defendant is allowed to
audit public accounts and prosecute PUBLIC SERVANTS without reference to the
Auditor General.<o:p></o:p>4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A further
declaration that upon a true and proper interpretation of Article 187 (8) of
the Constitution, the Defendant can act in the name of the President and direct
the Auditor-General to perform a particular audit for him and not act without
reference to the Auditor.<o:p></o:p>5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <</main>