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Read the Full Ruling in the Case of Hon. Kojo Oppong Nkrumah vrs The Chief Justice & The Attorney General

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On 14th August, 2026, Hon. Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah filed a writ in the Supreme Court and prayed for the following relief;

a. A declaration that the warrants of the Honourable Chief Justice directing some judges to sit and conduct criminal trials in selected cases during legal vacation is inconsistent with letter and spirit of Article 17(1), (2), 23 and 296 (a) and (b) of the Constitution, 1992 and therefore unconstitutional, null and void. He also filled an application for injunction in the self-same court to restrain some designated courts from proceeding with part heard criminal trial during the legal vacation.

Read the full ruling of the court on the application for injunction:

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