BENJAMIN YAW OSEI V. THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL
(2023) JELR 112242 (CA)
Court of Appeal
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H1/83/2023
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22 Jun 2023
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Ghana
Coram
S. DZAMEFE JA (PRESIDING)
E. ANKAMAH JA
C. ARCHER JA
Appearances
Anastasia Edusei-Tawiah for Defendant/Respondent
Joe Aboagye Debrah for Plaintiff/Appellant
Judgement
<p style="text-align: center"><strong><u>JUDGMENT</u></strong></p><p style="text-align: justify"><strong>E. ANKAMAH JA</strong>: 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”. </p><p style="text-align: justify">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. </p><p style="text-align: justify">According to the Appellant on 4th September, 2015, he received a query letter titled ‘<em>Allegation of Bribery</em>’ 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 …</p>