The ruling of Mr Justice John Eugene Nyante Nyadu of the High Court, Accra, (General Jurisdiction 10) delivered on April 15 2026 pursuant to an application for the prerogative writ of quo warranto against the exercise of the Attorney-General’s prosecutorial powers under Article 88 of the 1992 Constitution by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) was made in violation of the power conferred upon the High Court on orders obtainable by judicial review under Order 55 Rule 1(a) and (b), and Rule 2 (1) (b) of the High Court Civil Procedure Rules, 2004 (C. I. 47) and is therefore void ab initio.
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The court lacked jurisdiction to hear the quo warranto application against the prosecutorial powers of the OSP
MyJoyOnlineBy Deborah Okailey QuarcooThu, 23 Apr 2026 · 1d ago2 views
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A High Court ruling on April 15, 2026, concerning a quo warranto application against the Office of the Special Prosecutor's prosecutorial powers, was declared void ab initio. The court, presided over by Justice John Eugene Nyante Nyadu, lacked jurisdiction to hear the application, violating High Court Civil Procedure Rules regarding judicial review orders.
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