MICHAEL ANKOMAH-NIMFAH vs. JAMES GYAKYE QUAYSON, THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION AND THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL [2022]DLSC11738

MICHAEL ANKOMAH-NIMFAH vs. JAMES GYAKYE QUAYSON, THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION AND T... [2022]DLSC11738

Date	2022-04-05
Suit No.	CIVIL MOTION NO. J7/12/2022
Citation No.	[2022]DLSC11738

DOTSE JSC (PRESIDING)

DORDZIE (MRS.) JSC

AMEGATCHER JSC

PROF. KOTEY JSC

OWUSU (MS.) JSC

TORKORNOO (MRS.) JSC

HONYENUGA JSC

PROF. MENSA-BONSU (MRS.) JSC

KULENDI JSC

TSATSU TSIKATA ESQ. WITH HIM JUSTIN PWAVRA TERIWAJAH ESQ. FOR THE 1ST DEFENDANT/APPLICANT

FRANK DAVIES ESQ. FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

EMMANUEL ADDAI ESQ. FOR THE 2ND DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT

GODFRED YEBOAH DAME (ATTORNEY-GENERAL) FOR THE 3RD DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT WITH HIM ALFRED TUAH YEBOAH (DEPUTY ATTORNEY-GENERAL) MISS. DIANA ASONABA DAPAAH (DEPUTY ATTORNEY-GENERAL) AND DR. SILVIA ADUSU (CHIEF STATE ATTORNEY).

[2022]DLSC11738
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >MICHAEL
ANKOMAH-NIMFAH<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>JAMES
GYAKYE QUAYSON, THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION AND THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT)<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">CIVIL MOTION NO. J7/12/2022&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; DATE: 5TH APRIL, 2022<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL<o:p></o:p>TSATSU TSIKATA ESQ. WITH HIM JUSTIN PWAVRA TERIWAJAH ESQ. FOR THE 1ST
DEFENDANT/APPLICANT.<o:p></o:p>FRANK DAVIES ESQ. FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT.<o:p></o:p>EMMANUEL ADDAI ESQ. FOR THE 2ND DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT.<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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(ATTORNEY-GENERAL) FOR THE 3RD DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT, WITH HIM ALFRED
TUAH YEBOAH, (DEPUTY ATTORNEY-GENERAL), MISS. DIANA ASONABA DAPAAH, (DEPUTY
ATTORNEY-GENERAL) AND DR. SILVIA ADUSU, (CHIEF STATE ATTORNEY).<o:p></o:p>

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</div>&nbsp;TORKORNOO (MRS.) JSC:-<o:p></o:p>The 1st defendant in this action is the
applicant herein. He is seeking a review of orders made by this court on 8th
March 2022.The present application invokes the jurisdiction of the court
created by Article 133 (1) of the 1992
Constitution and Rule 54 of the
Supreme Court Rules 1996, CI 16.<o:p></o:p>Article
133 provides in Article 133 (1)<o:p></o:p>The
Supreme Court may review any decision made or given by it on such grounds and
subject to such conditions as may be prescribed by rules of court. <o:p></o:p>To this end, Rule
54 of the Supreme Court Rules 1996, CI 16 sets the following condition
inter alia:<o:p></o:p>54.
The court may review any decision made or given by it on any of the following
grounds – <o:p></o:p>a.
exceptional circumstances which have resulted in miscarriage of justice;<o:p></o:p>Background
Facts<o:p></o:p>The plaintiff and 1st respondent to
this application filed a Writ numbered J7/11/2020 invoking the original
jurisdiction of this court on 24th January 2022.He sought the
following reliefs against the defendants:<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A
Declaration that upon a true and proper interpretation of Article 94(2)(a) of
the Constitution, 1992 of the Republic of Ghana at the time of filing his
nomination form between 5th -9th October 2020 to contest
the 2020 Parliamentary Elections for the Assin North Constituency, the 1st
Defendant was not qualified as a member of Parliament.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A
Declaration that upon a true and proper interpretation of Article 94(2)(a) of
the Constitution, 1992 of the Republic of Ghana the decisi</main>