[ 2016-04-26 ]

Supreme Court adjourns Zanetor’s case to May 3

An application filed by Dr Zanetor Rawlings,
National Democratic Congress (NDC) Parliamentary
Nominee for Klottey Korle Constituency challenging
the capacity of an Accra High Court to hear a case
concerning her candidature has been adjourned to
May 3.


The Supreme Court which was to hear the case today
did not assigned any reason for the adjournment.

Nii Armah Ashietey the incumbent Member of
Parliament who lost to Dr Rawlings last year had
gone to court challenging his defeat in the
November 11, 2015, primaries citing some
constitutional breaches.

According to Mr Ashietey, Dr. Zanetor Rawlings did
not qualify to be elected as the parliamentary
nominee since at the time of the contest she was
not a registered voter in the country.

This he said was a serious constitutional breach.

Lawyers for Dr. Zanetor Rawlings however believe
the High Court cannot hear the matter as it is
rather the Supreme Court who has the jurisdiction
to hear the case.

Dr Rawlings is therefore seeking a restraining
order to stop the trial judge from hearing the
case at a High Court.

The statement of case issued by lawyers of Dr.
Rawlings is seeking “an order of prohibition
directed to Justice Kwaku T. Ackah Boafo of the
High Court.”

The suit is seeking to restrain the trial judge
from proceeding to hear the dispute between Dr
Rawlings and the parties in the case.

Source - GNA

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