General News of Friday, 2 August 2024Source: www.ghanaweb.comThe Chief Justice, Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo, has rejected calls for the cancellation of the legal vacation provided under the procedure rules of Superior Courts. The Chief Justice further explained that physiological considerations underpin the provisions providing for legal vacation in the procedure rules. She likened the legal vacation to the vacation of school, which is very important because students need to rest their bodies and minds and re-invigorate for more work. The assurance by the Chief Justice comes following calls by some notable Ghanaians, including Justice Enyonam Adinyira, a High Court judge, for the vacation to be scrapped in the High Court, Court of Appeal, and Supreme Court rules. The Chief Justice, however, has powers under the rules to designate a court to sit despite the provisions requiring the observation of vacations.
