The Supreme Court has adjourned to Friday, August 21, to rule on a suit challenging the constitutionality of administrative warrants issued by Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie directing selected High Court judges to sit during the legal vacation.
The Member of Parliament for Ofoase-Ayirebi, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, filed a suit to challenge the decision to continue hearing selected criminal cases during the vacation.
Speaking after the proceedings on Thursday, lawyer for Oppong Nkrumah, Frank Davies, kicked against the Attorney General being the representative of the Chief Justice in the case.
The court had earlier rejected the argument of Davies.
He argued that because the Chief Justice had been named substantively as a defendant, he ought to have separate legal representation.
He said allowing the Attorney General, an arm of the Executive, to represent the head of the Judiciary raised questions about the constitutional principle of separation of powers.
“The Chief Justice heads an independent organ of the state, the judiciary. We have the judiciary, the legislature, and the executive. They are supposed to be independent organs of the state,” he stated.
