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DR. JACOB EMMANUEL OPPONG
V.
ATTORNEY-GENERAL, FOR AND ON BEHALF MR. JUSTICE GEORGE ACQUAH'S; INVESTIGATION COMMITTEE, NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR CIVIC EDUCATION (N.C.C.E.) ACCRA, BIMI LAARY, CHAIRMAN

(2000) JELR 66101 (SC)

Supreme Court 23 Feb 2000 Ghana
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- The Plaintiff attempted to invoke the original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court under Articles 2 (1) (b) and 130 of the 1992 Constitution and Rule 45 of the Supreme Court rules 1996 (C.I. 16) by filing an affidavit and statement of case

Case Details

Suit Number:Writ No. 3/99
Judges:Mrs. J. Bamford-Addo J.S.C, Ampiah J.S.C, Adjabeng J.S.C, Atuguba J.S.C, Ms. Akuffo J.S.C
Counsel:MR. ANIM CHIEF STATE ATTORNEY FOR 1ST AND 2ND DEFENDANTS; MR. SAMUEL CODJOE FOR 3RD DEFENDANT.,MR. AMBROSE DERY WITH MR. TANKO AMADU FOR 4TH DEFENDANT,MR. WARD-BREW FOR PLAINTIFF.

RULING

BAMFORD-ADDO J.S.C.

The Plaintiff purported to invoke the original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court under Articles 2 (1) (b) and 130 of the 1992 Constitution as well as under Rule 45 of the Supreme Court rules 1996 (C.I. 16) by filing an affidavit verifying facts and particulars and statement of plaintiffs case on the 14/9/99 without a Writ. On the 30/9/99 he filed a Writ together with a Supplementary Affidavit in which he stated in Par 2 - 4 thereof as follows:

“Par 2. That on the 14th day of September 1999 I filed an Affidavit Verifying Facts and Particulars, together with Statement of Plaintiffs case but inadvertently did not attach the Writ to it.

Par 3. That I am filing the appropriate Writ attached hereto to be attached to the said Affidavit Verifying Facts and Particulars together with Statement of Plaintiff’s case.

Par 4.That I pray that the Writ will be attached to the said Documents.”

At the hearing the Defendants raised a preliminary objection to the Plaintiffs action and…

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