General News of Thursday, 8 March 2018Source: Graphic.com.ghSupreme Court quashes High Court order that restored Indian businessman's resident permitThe Indian businessman being escorted from the court premisesThe Supreme Court has quashed a High Court decision that ordered the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) to restore the resident and work permits of an Indian businessman, Mr Ashok Kumar Sivaram. In a unanimous decision on Thursday morning, the five-member panel of the Supreme Court, held that the High Court had no business to order the GIS to restore the permits because the businessman failed to exhaust the administrative process. “The High Court had no business to go into the case when the Minister had not been given the opportunity to hear a redress, the court held. The panel was presided over by Mr Justice Julius Ansah with Mr Justice A.A Benin, Mr Justice Sule Gbagegbe, Mr Justice Yaw Appau and Mr Justice Gabriel Pwamang as the other members. High Court decisionIn September, 2017, the High Court, presided over by Mrs Justice Naa Adoley Azu, ordered the Comptroller -General of the GIS, Mr Kwame Takyi to restore the businessman’s resident and work permits within 7 days.

Source: GhanaWeb March 08, 2018 12:11 UTC