Judgements

Supreme Court · · 17 Mar 2021 · Ghana CORAM APPAU, JSC (PRESIDING) DORDZIE (MRS.), JSC LOVELACE-JOHNSON (MS.), JSC TORKORNOO (MRS.), JSC AMADU, JSC JUDGMENT AMADU JSC (1) The key question for determination in this appeal is, whether the offences for which the Respondent was arraigned before the High Court, satisfy the constitutional requirements of […]

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

Date 2022-03-31 Suit No. WRIT NO.J1/14/2020 CORAM YEBOAH CJ (PRESIDING), DOTSE JSC, DORDZIE (MRS) JSC, PROF. KOTEY JSC, TORKORNOO (MRS) JSC, AMADU JSC, PROF. MENSA-BONSU (MRS) JSC JUDGMENT MAJORITY OPINION   AMADU JSC:- 1. By writ issued on 25 September 2020, the Plaintiffs sought to invoke the original jurisdiction of this Court for the interpretation

Supreme Court · J1/06/2022 · 6 Apr 2022 · Ghana CORAM DOTSE JSC (PRESIDING) PWAMANG JSC AMEGATCHER JSC PROF. KOTEY JSC OWUSU (MS.) JSC LOVELACE-JOHNSON (MS.) JSC KULENDI JSC JUDGMENT LOVELACE-JOHNSON (MS) JSC:- The Plaintiff by the present writ seeks to invoke the original jurisdiction of this court under article 2(1) and 130 (1) of

Supreme Court · J1/11/2021 · 27 Jul 2022 · CORAM DOTSE JSC (PRESIDING), DORDZIE (MRS.) JSC, AMEGATCHER JSC,PROF. KOTEY JSC, AMADU JSC, PROF. MENSA-BONSU (MRS.) JSC, KULENDI JSC MAJORITY OPINION KULENDI JSC:- “My own contribution to the evaluation of a Constitution is that, a Constitution is the outpouring of the soul of the nation and

Supreme Court · J1/08/2020 · 1 Nov 2022 · CORAM DOTSE J.S.C. (PRESIDING), PWAMANG J.S.C., AMEGATCHER J.S.C., PROF. KOTEY J.S.C., OWUSU J.S.C., LOVE-LACE JOHNSON J.S.C., KULENDI J.S.C. JUDGMENT KULENDI JSC The Plaintiff, a citizen of Ghana, commenced this action on the 19th day of November 2020, invoking the original jurisdiction of this Court under Articles

WRIT NO. J1/01/2021                                                                                                          DATE: 31MAY 2023 COUNSEL MARTIN L. KPEBU ESQ. FOR THE PLAINTIFFS. JONATHAN ACQUAH (PRINCIPAL STATE ATTORNEY) FOR THE DEFENDANT WITH DIANA ASONABA DAPAAH (DEPUTY ATTORNEY-GENERAL), ANITA OSEI (ASSISTANT STATE ATTORNEY), NICOLA AKU SHIKA ALLOTEY (ASSISTANT STATE ATTORNEY) LED BY GODFRED YEBOAH DAME (ATTORNEY-GENERAL). CORAM AMEGATCHER JSC (PRESIDING), PROF. KOTEY JSC, OWUSU (MS.)

SUIT NO: WRIT NO. Jl/12/2021 DATE: 24 APRIL, 2024 COUNSEL NANA OBIRI BOAHEN ESQ. FOR THE PLAINTIFF WITH HIM, ESINAM KPORKU. DIANA ASONABA DAPAAH (DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL) FOR THE DEFENDANT WITH HER, REGINALD NII ODOI (ASSISTANT STATE ATTORNEY). CORAM SACKEY TORKORNOO (MRS.) CJ (PRESIDING) PWAMANG JSC LOVELACE-JOHNSON (MS.) JSC PROF. MENSA BONSU (MRS.) JSC ACKAH-YENSU

Date 2023-05-31 Suit No. WRIT NO. J1/14/2022 PROF. KWADWO APPIAGYEI-ATUA & 7 OTHER PLAINTIFFS (1ST PLAINTIFF) vs. THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL (DEFENDANT) [SUPREME COURT, ACCRA] WRIT NO. J1/14/2022 DATE: 31ST MAY, 2023 COUNSEL: DR. JUSTICE SREM-SAI ESQ. FOR THE PLAINTIFFS WITH HIM RACHEL DINSEY ESQ.. ADWOA O. OBENG (PRINCIPAL STATE ATTORNEY) FOR THE DEFENDANT LED BY DIANA

Division: COURT OF APPEAL Date: 15 JANUARY 1968 Before: AZU CRABBE, APALOO AND LASSEY JJ.A. NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS APPEAL against conviction for murder. The facts are set out in the judgment of the court. COUNSEL Y. Asare for the appellant. V. A. Kisseih, Senior State Attorney, for the respondent. JUDGMENT OF LASSEY J.A. This appeal