Hearing of the suit filed by fourteen (14) of the implicated circuit court judges and magistrates seeking to halt the work of the committee investigating the corruption scandal which was expected to be heard today Friday, has been postponed to September 25.
This follows the state’s inability to serve lawyers of the accused judges with affidavit in opposition on time.
The suit, filed at the Fast Track Division of the Accra Circuit Court is seeking that the court declares as unconstitutional, the composition of the five- member committee of inquiry formed by the Chief Justice to establish the truth. They are also seeking that the court declares as unconstitutional, the process embarked on by the committee of inquiry.
The court presided over by Justice Gertrude Torkonoo on Tuesday adjourned the hearing of the case to Friday September 25.
Her reason for the adjournment was to allow lawyers for the magistrates to respond to an application filed the Attorney General (AG) asking for the entire suit filed against the Chief Justice and the Judicial Council to be dismissed.
Meanwhile, the state has also filed a suit praying the court to strike out the injunction made by the 14 judges. The case will also be heard on the September.
By: Kasapafmonline.com/Ghana
