BENJAMIN YAW OSEI V. THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL

JUDGMENT

E. ANKAMAH  JA: The antecedents to this appeal are very captivating and the same will be highlighted in order to appreciate the final decision of this Court. For purposes of simplification, the Plaintiff/Appellant shall simply be referred to as “the Appellant” and the Defendant/Respondent shall simply be referred to as the “Respondent”. 

The Appellant was a Circuit Court judge until he was formally removed from office by Her Ladyship the Chief Justice in a letter dated 7th December, 2015. This was a result of a Disciplinary Committee inquiry by the Judicial Service to ascertain allegations of bribery and misconduct levelled against the Appellant in a petition by Tigereye P.I. represented by Anas Aremeyaw Anas. 

According to the Appellant on 4th September, 2015, he received a query letter titled ‘Allegation of Bribery’ from the Judicial Secretary requesting the Appellant to answer to those allegations against him by Tigereye P.I. during his tenure as a Circuit Court judge. These …