Former Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo has filed an application at the Supreme Court seeking a review of orders made by the Court on May 28, 2026, in proceedings concerning petitions for her removal from office.
The application, brought under Article 133 of the 1992 Constitution and Rules 54, 55 and 56 of the Supreme Court Rules, asks the apex court to revisit its ruling delivered after the consolidation of two related actions before the Court. In an affidavit supporting the motion, Justice Torkornoo argues that the orders resulted in a miscarriage of justice and denied her the constitutional right to be heard.
According to the affidavit, the Court observed during case management proceedings that she was not legally represented following the withdrawal of her counsel, Mr Godfred Yeboah Dame, and also noted the absence of the Attorney-General, a defendant in both suits. Justice Torkornoo contends that despite acknowledging that it could not presume she had been informed of her lawyer’s withdrawal, the Court proceeded to make substantive orders, including consolidating the actions, adopting memoranda of issues filed by the parties, and adjourning the matter for judgment. She further alleges that directives for personal service of the proceedings and related notices were not complied with, claiming that documents were instead served on the office of another lawyer, Mr Kwabena Adu-Kusi, who was reportedly outside the jurisdiction at the time. The application maintains that these circumstances constitute exceptional grounds for the Supreme Court to review its earlier decision.
