The Supreme Court is expected to deliver judgment today in four constitutional cases challenging the processes that led to the suspension of Justice Gertrude Sackey Torkornoo and her subsequent removal as Chief Justice.
The cases, which have attracted significant public interest, have been consolidated into two separate actions for the purpose of judgment.
Consolidated Cases
The first consolidated action comprises the suit filed by Justice Gertrude Sackey Torkornoo against the Attorney-General and the five-member Article 146 Committee, together with a related action brought by the Centre for Citizenship, Constitutional and Electoral Systems (CenCES) LBG.
The second consolidated case combines suits filed by the Member of Parliament for Old Tafo, Vincent Ekow Assafuah, and Theodore Kofi Atta Quartey.
The suits principally challenge the constitutionality of the processes initiated under Article 146 of the 1992 Constitution that resulted in Justice Torkornoo’s suspension and eventual removal from office.
Seven-Member Panel
The judgments will be delivered by a seven-member panel of the Supreme Court presided over by Justice Amadu Tanko. Other members of the panel are Justices Emmanuel Yonny Kulendi, Henry Anthony Kwofie, Senyo Dzamefe, Sir Dominic Denis Adjei, Hafisata Amaleboba, and Kweku Tawiah Ackaah-Boafo.
Today’s ruling is expected to provide legal clarity on the constitutional questions surrounding the removal process and could have significant implications for Ghana’s constitutional and judicial jurisprudence.
