General News of Wednesday, 27 March 2019Source: citinewsroom.comSupreme Court shoots down Woyome plea to reverse rulingAlfred Agbesi WoyomeThe Supreme Court has dismissed an application for review by Alfred Woyome to overturn the court’s earlier ruling dismissing an attempt to have the ongoing legal proceedings in relation to his GHc47.2 million debt owed the state moved to the High Court. Mr. Woyome applied for a review following the sole justice hearing the substantive case Anthony A. Benin’s decision dismissing his application to have his case moved from the Supreme Court to the high court. Justice Benin in his ruling held that the Supreme Court had the power to enforce its judgement and, therefore, surrendering its jurisdiction to the High Court would be unconstitutional. Lawyers for Mr Woyome had raised an objection challenging the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court to hear and determine the dispute since it was under the High Court (Civil Procedure Rules, 2004, CI 47). They argued that hearing the case in the Supreme Court would deny the parties the right to appeal, although CI 47 makes provision for the right of appeal in execution processes.

Source: GhanaWeb March 27, 2019 11:48 UTC