The Supreme Court has once again postponed an injunction application seeking to challenge the removal of Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo to May 6, 2025.
The court’s decision to reschedule the hearing comes after legal representatives filed a request to halt the ongoing proceedings.
It will be recalled that on March 27, 2025, Vincent Ekow Assafuah, the Member of Parliament for Tafo in the Ashanti region, took legal action against the Attorney General, claiming that President Mahama has breached constitutional protocols by submitting three petitions for the Chief Justice’s removal to the Council of State without informing her.
Prior to today’s adjournment, a five-judge panel, led by Justice Henrietta Mensa-Bonsu, postponed the hearing following a request from the Office of the Attorney-General on Wednesday, April 9, 2025.
Justice Mensa-Bonsu shared that the Attorney-General had formally asked for a postponement of all cases involving their office for the week due to a conference for State Attorneys taking place in Accra.
While the panel was already informed about this, State Attorney Reginald Odoi attended the court to emphasise the request from the Attorney-General personally, showing respect for the court.
Mr. Odoi had conveyed that the Attorney-General wanted to bring this to the court’s attention directly.
The applicant’s counsel, Godfred Yeboah Dame, a former Attorney-General himself, had raised concerns about the absence of the Attorney-General or any deputy at what he described as “an important constitutional case” in light of the conference.
At the court today, April 16, 2025, several prominent legal figures, including Attorney General Dr. Dominic Ayine and former Attorney General Godfred Yeboah Dame, were present before the case was adjourned.
The sitting on May 6, 2025, will determine the fate of the Chief Justice position.
