BISMARK ABORBI ARYEETEY vs. ATTORNEY GENERAL & ELECTORAL COMMISSION [2020]DLSC9802

Date	2019-06-19
Suit No.
Citation No.	[2020]DLSC9802

ANSAH JSC (PRESIDING)

DOTSE JSC

YEBOAH JSC

PWAMANG JSC

MARFUL-SAU JSC

DORDZIE (MRS) JSC

KOTEY JSC

DR. DOMINIC A. AYINE WITH HIM GODWIN TAMAKLOE FOR THE PLAINTIFF

GODFRED DAME YEBOAH DEPUTY ATTORNEY-GENERAL FOR THE 1ST DEFENDANT

JUSTIN AMENUVOR FOR THE 2ND DEFENDANT

[2020]DLSC9802
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >BISMARK ABORBI ARYEETEY<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>ATTORNEY GENERAL &amp; ELECTORAL
COMMISSION&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;(DEFENDANTS)<o:p></o:p>[SUPREME COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p>WRIT NO. J1/07/2019&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;DATE:
19TH JUNE, 2019<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0in 0in 1pt;">

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>DR. DOMINIC A.
AYINE WITH HIM GODWIN TAMAKLOE FOR THE PLAINTIFF.<o:p></o:p>GODFRED DAME
YEBOAH, DEPUTY ATTORNEY-GENERAL FOR THE 1ST DEFENDANT.<o:p></o:p>JUSTIN AMENUVOR FOR THE 2ND DEFENDANT<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0in 0in 1pt;">

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</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>JUDGMENT BY PWAMANG JSC<o:p></o:p>The thrust of the plaintiff’s complaint in this
suit which he filed on 14th January, 2019, is that the 2nd
defendant, by fixing the Ayawaso West Wogun by-election to be held on 31st
January, 2019, violated Article 112(5) of the Constitution, 1992 as amended.
However, he did not seek an interim order to restrain the defendant from
conducting the by-election so same was held on the due date and as at the date
of hearing of this case, the elected Member of Parliament for the constituency
had been sworn in and taken her seat in Parliament. <o:p></o:p>In the reliefs plaintiff endorsed on his writ of
summons, there is no prayer for a nullification of the by-election in the event
the court holds that the conduct of the election violated the Constitution.
When this was pointed out to the plaintiff at the hearing, he confirmed that he
does not pray the court to nullify the by-election. This led the court to raise
the issue of mootness of the case, but the plaintiff argued that the court
ought nonetheless, to proceed with the case and determine the constitutionality
of the by-election, claiming that the conduct of the defendant he has
complained of is likely to recur. <o:p></o:p>We have examined the record before us and there is
no basis for the claim by plaintiff that the conduct complained of is likely to
recur. In the circumstances, it is pointless to determine the constitutionality
of the by-election so we hereby dismiss the case as moot.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>G. PWAMANG<o:p></o:p>(JUSTICE OF
THE SUPREME COURT)<o:p></o:p>ANSAH,
JSC:-<o:p></o:p>I
agree with the conclusion and reasoning of my brother Pwamang, JSC.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;J. ANSAH<o:p></o:p>(JUSTICE
OF THE SUPREME COURT)<o:p></o:p>DOTSE,
JSC:-<o:p></o:p>