The following is the complete text of the judgement of the supreme court of india in the matter of the ramakrishna missions petition to be declared a nonhindu, minority religion, under the indian constitution. 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. 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. Case documents the court makes available many different forms of information about cases. Decided cases will be published on this page immediately after judgments have been handed down. Ghana constitution ejudgment eforms cause list election manual annual reports ejustice. Ad many governmental buildings, supreme court of ghana is behind the fence and you cannot get close to it. Kumasi high court, sunyani high court, accra high court etc. 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. 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. Arrangement of sections section part isuperior courts of judicature subpart ithe supreme court. Supreme court dismisses injunction suit against national cathedral project february 18, 2020. Supreme court of ghana decisions ghana legal information. Akufoaddo accepted the verdict in the interest of economic stability and international goodwill.
Supreme court to deliver verdict on ghanaus military. Of supreme court of ghana, attorneygeneral, amidu and woyome. Even in our disappointment we can take pride that the npp has again led the way in deepening ghanas democracy. Election 2012 supreme court petition verdict ghana. Supreme court of ghana decisions ghana legal information institute. All previous judgments handed down prior to this can be found on our decided cases section. The judicial service of ghana the supreme court of ghana. Samuel okudzeto ablakwa has described the august 29 supreme court.
The supreme court of ghana is the highest judicial body in ghana. Supreme court gives aadhaar some privacy india news,the. Among what he said was patriotism among ghanaians, democracy, and the rule of law exhibited. How the supreme court judges ruled in the election petition.
Supreme court verdict 60 unanimous decision utv ghana. Supreme court allows entry of women of all ages into sabarimala temple india fp staff sep 28, 2018 19. To make accessible parliamentary, legislative and judicial information in digital form to the general public. Even in our disappointment we can take pride in the way we have conducted ourselves. The owners of the radio station, harry zakour, edward addo, kwasi attuah and kwaky bram larbi were also found guilty of contempt. Deputy minister of education in charge of tertiary education and member of parliament for north tongu in the volta region, hon. The supreme court of ghana law reports in searchworks catalog.
Department of justice, ministry of law and justice, is responsible for the administrative functions in relation to the appointment of various judges at various. The objects for which the ghana legal information institute ghalii was formed are. To provide online freeaccess collection of journals, judgment and. List of high court judges department of justice ministry of law. Over aged persons will now occupy public office ayine. The judgment information system judis consists of the judgments of the supreme court of india and several high courts. 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. Supreme court verdict, ghanas day of shame home facebook. By gathering legal decisions from every state appellate and supreme court as well as every federal district and appellate court, courtside provides. The supreme court will today may 5, 2020, deliver its final verdict on the controversial ghana us military cooperation agreement. 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 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. Supreme court decisions ghana legal information institute.
The supreme court will on april 22, deliver its verdict in the case in which the minister of finance, mr. 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. Felix v antonelli and another ruling j8992017 2017 ghasc 10 20 july 2017. Pdf of supreme court of ghana, attorneygeneral, amidu and. There were four and three consistent judges who voted against and for the. Judgments are also available in html format on the bailii website. List of supreme court judges department of justice ministry of.
The supreme court of ghana has held that processes leading to the retrieval of assets of businessman alfred agbesi woyome continue despite an order. On 29 august 20, justice william atuguba, president of the nine panel supreme court judges, read the verdict in an open court as follows. These are not all the laws but these two are enough to significantly delay the. The building is impressive though, even from a far. To quote one of the supreme court judges, after this case, elections in ghana will not be the same. 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. Supreme court adjourns ruling in minority leaders case. Gna 20200422 supreme court to deliver its verdict on ghana us military agreement on may 5.
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. Criticisms are allowed everywhere but its sad when people criticize but have not read even a phrase of the ruling. The supreme court shall consist of the chief justice and not less than nine other justices of the supreme court. Ghanas 1992 constitution guarantees the independence and separation of the judiciary from the legislative and the executive arms of government. 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. Introduction the supreme court of nigeria, like similar institutions in other climes1, is the highest decision making unit in the judicial system. This was contained in a long statement released via the official twitter handle of the party. Until now, any judgment by the highest law in the land was regarded as sacrosanct and swallowed like a sermon from a church pulpit. 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. Supreme court to deliver verdict on ghana us military agreement on may 5. Supreme court gives final verdict on ghanaus military. In a 588paged judgement, the court by a 54 majority decision justified why president mahama was validly elected. The behaviour of management gives credence to the allegation by. Composition of supreme court and qualification of its justices 2.
Ahead of the ruling, a joint military and police team was deployed to bimbilla to forestall any disturbance that may arise after the verdict. Criminal law statutory offences environmental public health act cap 95, 2002 rev ed. The court case generated considerable controversy, and was finally decided by the ghana supreme court in a narrow 54 decision in favour of mahama. Supreme court to deliver its verdict on ghanaus military. 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. The supreme court should therefore render a verdict that calms the political waters in ghana in the national interest. Scenes from accra, the morning of the annoucement of the verdict by the supreme court in the matter of the 2012 election petition. Supreme court of ghana accra 2020 all you need to know. To make accessible parliamentary, legislative and judicial information in. Bimbilla committed to maintaining peace after supreme. The supreme court of ghana is a final appellate court in ghana. Ghanas supreme court rejects african court ruling on.
Increasingly, the supreme court appears to be losing its respect. Complete judgement of the supreme court of india in. For judgments handed down before 31 july 2009 please refer to the house of lords or bailii websites. As aptly put by a writer, the supreme court epitomizes the judiciary. For a full story on this, see hinduism today august, 1995, issue. Ghana constitution ejudgment eforms cause list election manual. Below you will find the latest judgment s handed down by the uk supreme court.
Decided cases handed down outside of this year can be found by clicking on the following links. The president of the republic of ghana, john dramani mahama gave a speech following the supreme courts verdict. The full verdict of the supreme court of ghana concerning the election petition filed by the new patrioty party npp challenging the validity of president john dramani mahama is here for download. Cookies used for the essential operation of this site have already been set. Reviewing cases already being adjudicated over was unheard of. 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.
The judiciary and democracy in ghanas fourth republic. Beginning date 1997 title variation scglr voldate range 19961997 issn 0855305x. Supreme court convicts radio presenter, panellists. The supreme court of ghana hears both civil and criminal matters. 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. 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.
A desktop research failed so i wished, if i can, lay a claim at the supreme court registry on 02 january 20. Mahama was declared the winner of the election, an outcome that was legally challenged by akufoaddo. The opposition was exercising the right of the constitution grants political candidates to file a petition in court to. 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.
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