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BENJAMIN YAW OSEI
V.
THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL

(2023) JELR 112242 (CA)

Court of Appeal 22 Jun 2023 Ghana
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- The Court of Appeal set aside the High Court’s decision affirming the removal of the appellant (a Circuit Court judge) for alleged bribery and ex-parte communication, holding the findings were not supported by the evidence and that the di

Case Details

Suit Number:H1/83/2023
Judges:S. DZAMEFE JA (PRESIDING) E. ANKAMAH JA C. ARCHER JA
Counsel:Anastasia Edusei-Tawiah for Defendant/Respondent Joe Aboagye Debrah for Plaintiff/Appellant
Location:Accra

JUDGMENT

E. ANKAMAH  JA: The antecedents to this appeal are very captivating and the same will be highlighted in order to appreciate the final decision of this Court. For purposes of simplification, the Plaintiff/Appellant shall simply be referred to as “the Appellant” and the Defendant/Respondent shall simply be referred to as the “Respondent”. 

The Appellant was a Circuit Court judge until he was formally removed from office by Her Ladyship the Chief Justice in a letter dated 7th December, 2015. This was a result of a Disciplinary Committee inquiry by the Judicial Service to ascertain allegations of bribery and misconduct levelled against the Appellant in a petition by Tigereye P.I. represented by Anas Aremeyaw Anas. 

According to the Appellant on 4th September, 2015, he received a query letter titled ‘Allegation of Bribery’ from the Judicial Secretary requesting the Appellant to answer to those allegations against him by Tigereye P.I. during his tenure as a Circuit Court judge. These …

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