The Supreme Court has unanimously turned down an injunction request from suspended Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo, which aimed to pause the work of a presidential committee investigating petitions seeking her removal.
On May 21, 2025, Justice Torkornoo filed an application asking the highest court to issue an interlocutory injunction to stop the six-member committee, appointed by President John Mahama, from conducting any inquiries until the main case is settled.
The Chief Justice specifically sought to prevent Justices Gabriel Scott Pwamang and Samuel Kwame Adibu-Asiedu, along with other committee members—Daniel Yao Domelevo, Major Flora Bazuwaaruah Dalugo, and Professor James Sefah Dziasah—from taking part in the investigation.
She further requested that Justices Pwamang and Adibu-Asiedu be disqualified from overseeing or influencing the committee’s deliberations.
However, in a unanimous decision delivered on May 28, 2025, the Supreme Court dismissed the application.
The detailed written judgment is anticipated on June 12, 2025.
This ruling represents a pivotal moment in the legal struggle over Justice Torkornoo’s suspension and highlights the broader constitutional issues involved.
