The Supreme Court has dismissed an application brought by private citizen Theodore Kofi Atta-Quartey, seeking to halt ongoing processes aimed at the potential removal of Chief Justice Gertrude Arba Esaaaba Sackey Torkornoo from office.
The plaintiff requested the apex court to place an interlocutory injunction on the work of the committee of inquiry established under Article 146 of the 1992 Constitution.
He argued that until his suit is fully determined, the proceedings relating to the Chief Justice’s removal should be put on hold. Filed on Tuesday, 20 May 2025, the application also sought to suspend the operation of the President’s Warrant of Suspension, issued under Article 146(10)(a), which led to the Chief Justice’s temporary removal from office on 22 April 2025.
The Court after hearing the arguments dismissed the application by a four one majority.