The meaning of division stated in cap 4 has the same meaning as division envisaged in article 93 which division stated there means geographical divisions into which the high court is divided in all the regions of ghana e. The supreme court of ghana hears both civil and criminal matters. List of supreme court judges department of justice ministry of. The supreme court will today may 5, 2020, deliver its final verdict on the controversial ghana us military cooperation agreement. Akufoaddo accepted the verdict in the interest of economic stability and international goodwill. Decided cases will be published on this page immediately after judgments have been handed down. The opposition was exercising the right of the constitution grants political candidates to file a petition in court to.
Supreme court dismisses injunction suit against national cathedral project february 18, 2020. Cookies used for the essential operation of this site have already been set. The supreme court of ghana law reports in searchworks catalog. Further, the paper highlights some of the implications for ghanas political development, and assesses the political value of the courts verdict for africas democratic dispensation. The supreme court of ghana is the highest judicial body in ghana. Department of justice, ministry of law and justice, is responsible for the administrative functions in relation to the appointment of various judges at various. Ghanas supreme court rejects african court ruling on. The judges declared as unconstitutional a part of section 57 of the act which permits private body corporates and individuals to seek aadhaar authentication, saying this would. The court case generated considerable controversy, and was finally decided by the ghana supreme court in a narrow 54 decision in favour of mahama. A bench of justices r k agrawal and a m sapre said if a person proved actual, peaceful and uninterrupted possession of a property owned by another for more than 12 years, a case of adverse possession can.
Supreme court of ghana accra 2020 all you need to know. As aptly put by a writer, the supreme court epitomizes the judiciary. Supreme court adjourns ruling in minority leaders case. Supreme court gives final verdict on ghanaus military. Ahead of the ruling, a joint military and police team was deployed to bimbilla to forestall any disturbance that may arise after the verdict. The supreme court of ghana has held that processes leading to the retrieval of assets of businessman alfred agbesi woyome continue despite an order. If a person does not protest someone illegally occupying his property for 12 years, then the squatter would get ownership rights over that property, the supreme court has ruled. Arrangement of sections section part isuperior courts of judicature subpart ithe supreme court. These are not all the laws but these two are enough to significantly delay the. A desktop research failed so i wished, if i can, lay a claim at the supreme court registry on 02 january 20. Supreme court of ghana decisions ghana legal information. Introduction the supreme court of nigeria, like similar institutions in other climes1, is the highest decision making unit in the judicial system. Judgments are also available in html format on the bailii website.
Until now, any judgment by the highest law in the land was regarded as sacrosanct and swallowed like a sermon from a church pulpit. The verdict of the court is that the dismissal of plaintiff was motivated by factors other than the alleged misconduct of the plaintiff and therefore wrongful. Case documents the court makes available many different forms of information about cases. The supreme court of ghana is a final appellate court in ghana. Supreme court verdict 60 unanimous decision utv ghana. The owners of the radio station, harry zakour, edward addo, kwasi attuah and kwaky bram larbi were also found guilty of contempt. The supreme court has fixed may 5, to deliver its verdict on the suit challenging governments decision to sign the united states ghana military cooperation. Criticisms are allowed everywhere but its sad when people criticize but have not read even a phrase of the ruling. To make accessible parliamentary, legislative and judicial information in digital form to the general public. The behaviour of management gives credence to the allegation by. For a full story on this, see hinduism today august, 1995, issue. The supreme court should therefore render a verdict that calms the political waters in ghana in the national interest. Deputy minister of education in charge of tertiary education and member of parliament for north tongu in the volta region, hon. The ruling which was expected to be heard on wednesday, april 21, 2020, was adjourned by the chief justice, anin yeboah who served as the presiding judge over the case.
Ghana constitution ejudgment eforms cause list election manual. Mahama was declared the winner of the election, an outcome that was legally challenged by akufoaddo. Even in our disappointment we can take pride in the way we have conducted ourselves. Supreme court allows entry of women of all ages into sabarimala temple india fp staff sep 28, 2018 19. Supreme court of ghana decisions ghana legal information institute. Ghanas 2012 presidential elections ended with the incumbent, john mahama, winning, and nana akufoaddo, representing the main opposition party filing a motion at ghanas supreme court to challenge the result. Ad many governmental buildings, supreme court of ghana is behind the fence and you cannot get close to it. Of supreme court of ghana, attorneygeneral, amidu and woyome.
All previous judgments handed down prior to this can be found on our decided cases section. Below you will find the latest judgment s handed down by the uk supreme court. Election 2012 supreme court petition verdict ghana. Supreme court to deliver verdict on ghana us military agreement on may 5. Over aged persons will now occupy public office ayine. Composition of supreme court and qualification of its justices 2. In a 588paged judgement, the court by a 54 majority decision justified why president mahama was validly elected. Supreme court gives aadhaar some privacy india news,the.
Ghana constitution ejudgment eforms cause list election manual annual reports ejustice. Ghanas 1992 constitution guarantees the independence and separation of the judiciary from the legislative and the executive arms of government. The judicial service of ghana the supreme court of ghana. To set up an online repository of legal information from ghana, towards the promotion of rule of law, judicial accountability and good governance in ghana and africa. There were four and three consistent judges who voted against and for the.
Gna 20200422 supreme court to deliver its verdict on ghana us military agreement on may 5. Scenes from accra, the morning of the annoucement of the verdict by the supreme court in the matter of the 2012 election petition. The judgment information system judis consists of the judgments of the supreme court of india and several high courts. Bimbilla committed to maintaining peace after supreme. To quote one of the supreme court judges, after this case, elections in ghana will not be the same. The judiciary and democracy in ghanas fourth republic.
Supreme court convicts radio presenter, panellists. The building is impressive though, even from a far. Supreme court verdict, ghanas day of shame home facebook. The objects for which the ghana legal information institute ghalii was formed are. The supreme court has fixed may 5, to deliver its verdict on the suit challenging governments decision to sign the united states ghana military cooperation agreement. The supreme court of ghana, which consists of the chief justice and four other justices, is the final court of appeal and has jurisdiction over matters relating to the enforcement or the.
Felix v antonelli and another ruling j8992017 2017 ghasc 10 20 july 2017. Supreme court to deliver its verdict on ghanaus military. Samuel okudzeto ablakwa has described the august 29 supreme court. There, i learnt that indepth knowledge about the members of the supreme court of ghana and the bench at large are confidential and not even openly available at judicial libraries. Ghanas supreme court on july 18, 2016 found salifu maase, alias mugabe a presenter of a political programme on accrabased montie fm and his panelists alistair tairo nelson and godwin ako gunn guilty of contempt. By gathering legal decisions from every state appellate and supreme court as well as every federal district and appellate court, courtside provides. Kumasi high court, sunyani high court, accra high court etc. On 29 august 20, justice william atuguba, president of the nine panel supreme court judges, read the verdict in an open court as follows. For judgments handed down before 31 july 2009 please refer to the house of lords or bailii websites.
Today, nana akufo addo will address the nation to mark a year after the famous supreme court verdict at the conference hall of the georgia hotel, kumasi. List of high court judges department of justice ministry of law. The naakpa naa faction, however, decided to head to the supreme court to seek finality on the matter but the supreme court threw out the case on wednesday. Criminal law statutory offences environmental public health act cap 95, 2002 rev ed. Increasingly, the supreme court appears to be losing its respect. Decided cases handed down outside of this year can be found by clicking on the following links. Even in our disappointment we can take pride that the npp has again led the way in deepening ghanas democracy. The president of the republic of ghana, john dramani mahama gave a speech following the supreme courts verdict.
To provide online freeaccess collection of journals, judgment and. This was contained in a long statement released via the official twitter handle of the party. Among what he said was patriotism among ghanaians, democracy, and the rule of law exhibited. Pdf of supreme court of ghana, attorneygeneral, amidu and. Supreme court decisions ghana legal information institute. It has already sent a strong message on the issue by roping in owners of montie fm and a radio station host on the programme to serve as a caution to owners of all radio stations in ghana on the need to engage in serious. The supreme court shall consist of the chief justice and not less than nine other justices of the supreme court.
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