The Supreme Court has dismissed a case brought before it by Kwame Baffoe, Chairman of the Bono East New Patriotic Party (NPP), concerning double salaries paid to MPs who also served as Ministers in the Mahama administration.
In its decision, the court declared that its jurisdiction had not been properly invoked.
It also stated that the specific constitutional provisions in question, articles 78 and 98, did not require interpretation.
The politician petitioned the Supreme Court to order the MPs who served as ministers to repay the double pay they received while serving in both capacities.
However, the Attorney General’s office filed objections to the suit in court on Wednesday, claiming that the requested relief did not raise any issues of interpretation or enforcement.
The Attorney General prayed for the Court to strike out the application.
He argued that the application did not properly invoke the original jurisdiction of the land’s highest court.
Reading the ruling of the Court, His Lordship Nene Amegatcher said “the writ has no merit or whatsoever, and it is hereby dismissed.”
According to him, the court was minded to award costs personally against lawyers for Abronye DC “due to the frivolous nature of the writ”.
His Lordship, however, said the Court was persuaded against the action so as “not to discourage Ghanaians from filing constitutional cases.”
The other members of the Court were Justices Nii Ashie Kotey, Mariama Owusu, Gertrude Torkornoo, Amadu Tanko, Henrietta Mensa-Bonsu and Yonny Kulendi.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
