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THE REPUBLIC
V.
HIGH COURT (CRIMINAL DIVISION), ACCRA EXPATE STEPHEN KWABENA OPUNI & ORS.

(2023) JELR 110979 (SC)

Supreme Court 24 Jan 2023 Ghana
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- Supreme Court unanimously dismissed applications for certiorari and perpetual injunction against Honyenuga JSC, holding he was properly authorized by the Chief Justice under Articles 139(1)(c) and 145(4) of the 1992 Constitution to contin

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Suit Number:NO. J5/87/2023
Judges:DOTSE JSC (PRESIDING) OWUSU (MS.) JSC LOVELACE-JOHNSON (MS.) JSC TORKORNOO (MRS.) JSC KULENDI JSC
Counsel:SAMUEL CUDJOE ESQ. WITH HIM JOHNSON HORMESINU ESQ., TONY NYARKO ACHEAMPONG ESQ., ZENAB ABDUL AZIZ ESQ. AND JOSHU BODWURO ESQ. FOR THE APPLICANT. EVELYN KEELSON (CHIEF STATE ATTORNEY) WITH HER SEFAKOR BATSE (PRINCIPAL STATE ATTORNEY) AND EMMA MESSIPA (ASSISTANT STATE ATTORNEY) FOR THE 1ST INTERESTED PARTY. EMMANUEL KUMADEY ESQ. WITH HIM CHRISTABEL AKWELE GABOR ESQ. FOR THE 2ND AND 3RD INTERESTED PARTIES.

DOTSE JSC:-

On the 24th day of January 2023, this Court, by a unanimous decision, dismissed an application at the instance of the Applicant herein, wherein he sought the following reliefs:-

  • Certiorari directed at the High Court, (Criminal Division 1) Accra, presided  over by Honyenuga JSC, sitting as an additional High Court Judge to bring into this court for the purpose of being quashed, the ruling of the Judge on the 14th day of November 2022 in case No. CR/158/2018 intitutled Republic v. Stephen Kwabena Opuni and 2 others and
  • For an order of perpetual injunction to restrain the presiding Judge Honyenuga JSC from continuing with the case No. CR/158/2018 intitutled Republic v. Stephen Kwabena Opuni and 2 Others at the High Court, Criminal Division.

This Court in its orders dated 24th January 2023 dismissed the application referred to supra and stated as follows:-

“We have considered all the processes filed by all the parties as well as their viva voce submissions this afternoon. We are ho…

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