Judgements

Court of Appeal · 21 Dec 1995 ·  (1995)  (CA) CORAM AMUAH JSC, FORSTER JA, BENIN JA BENIN JA The accused, now the appellant, was arraigned before the Ashanti Regional Public Tribunal on a charge of stealing under section 124(1) of the Criminal Code, 1960 (Act 29). The particulars of offence read: “Nana Owusu Achiaw […]

Bilson v Attorney-General SUPREME COURT ADADE, WIREDU, HAYFRON-BENJAMIN, AMPIAH, KPEGAH JJSC 12 DECEMBER 1994 By his writ filed on 26/8/93, the plaintiff seeks: “(a) A declaration that upon the true and proper interpretation of section 34 of the transitional provisions of the Constitution of the Republic of Ghana 1992, only: i. acts or omissions by

NEW PATRIOTIC PARTY v ATTORNEY-GENERAL  SUPREME COURT, ACCRA 8 March 1994 ARCHER CJ, ADADE FRANCOIS, ABBAN, AMUA-SEKYI, AIKINS, BAMFORD-ADDO, HAYFRON-BENJAMIN AND AMPIAH JJSC   NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS ACTION by the plaintiff, a registered political party, before the Supreme Court under article 2(1) of the Constitution, 1992 for a declaration that the public celebration of 31

Date: 18 JULY 1991 CORAM: LAMPTEY, AMPIAH AND ESSIEM JJA JUDGMENT OF LAMPTEY J. A. By an originating motion supported by an affidavit which ran into 26 paragraphs, the two applicants, namely Michael Kwaku Abrokwa and James Adona Mensah, in their capacities as shareholders in Ashanti Furniture Co. Ltd. pursuant to section 218 of the

High Court · 20 Dec 1987 · OKUNOR J. The appellant in this case was convicted of the offence of forgery. The charge on which he was tried read: “STATEMENT OF OFFENCE FORGERY—Section 159 of Act 29/60 PARTICULARS OF OFFENCE JONATHAN YIRENKYI: CLERK:—For that you on 16 September 1977 at Agona Swedru in the Central

COURT OF APPEAL, SITTING AS THE SUPREME COURT; ACCRA 23 SEPTEMBER 1980 COUNSEL Nana Akufo-Addo (with him Dr. Prempeh, Tsatsu Tsikata, J. A. Glover and Mrs. Reindorf) for the plaintiff. Joe Reindorf, Attorney-General (with him Djabatey, Deputy Attorney-General, C. H. A. Tetteh, Solicitor-General, I. Odoi and Mrs. Campbell, Principal State Attorneys) for the defendant. JUDGMENT

COURT OF APPEAL SITTING AS THE SUPREME COURT DATE: 23 SEPTEMBER 1980 CORAM: SOWAH AND CHARLES CRABBE JJ.S.C., LASSEY AND FRANCOIS JJ.A. AND AGYEPONG J.   JUDGMENT OF SOWAH J.S.C. Sowah J.S.C. delivered the judgment of the court. The plaintiff is seeking a declaration from this court that: “(a) on the coming into force of

COURT OF APPEAL, ACCRA Date:    24 NOVEMBER 1975 APALOO ANIN AND HAYFRON-BENJAMIN JJA CASES REFERRED TO (1)    Waya v. Byrouthy (1958) 3 W.A.L.R. 413. (2)    Jacker v. International Cable Co., Ltd. (1888)    5 T.L.R. 13, C.A. (3)    Oppong v. Dagomba, Court of Appeal, 13 January 1969, unreported; digested in (1969) C.C. 102. (4)    Mackenzie v.

HIGH COURT, ACCRA Date:    17 NOVEMBER 1975 TAYLOR J CASE REFERRED TO Aikins v. The State [1966] G.L.R. 170, S.C. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS COMMITTAL for sentence of convicted persons to the High Court by a district court under the provisions of the Punishment of Habitual Criminals Act, 1963 (Act 192). It is unnecessary to state

HIGH COURT, ACCRA Date:    7 NOVEMBER 1975 TAYLOR J CASES REFERRED TO (1)    Commissioner of Police v. Akoto [1964] G.L.R. 231. (2)    Micah v. Bruce [1971] 1 G.L.R. 153. (3)    R v. Ajani (1936) 3 W.A.C.A. 3. (4)    Eregie v. Inspector-General of Police (1954)    14 W.A.C.A. 453. (5)    R. v. Osabu and Maaseyo (1957) 3