The Supreme Court is set to hear a case involving the potential removal of Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo on Wednesday, April 16.
This development follows a lawsuit filed by New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament (MP) for Old Tafo, Vincent Ekow Assafuah, against the Attorney-General.
The lawsuit challenges the procedural legality of President John Dramani Mahama’s actions regarding the removal of the Chief Justice.
Assafuah argues that the President failed to notify the Chief Justice and obtain her comments before referring the removal petitions to the Council of State, as required by the Constitution.
Specifically, Assafuah cites Articles 146(1), (2), (4), (6), and (7), 23, 57(3), and 296 of the Constitution, which outline the procedures for removing a Chief Justice.
Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo has already submitted her preliminary response to President Mahama following the petitions seeking her removal from office.
The 10-day window granted to her to respond to the petitions elapsed on April 7.
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