Republic Vrs High Court, Ho, Exparte, Awuku Adopley [2018] GHASC 46 (11 July 2018)
The 90-day period for filing an application to invoke the supervisory jurisdiction of the Supreme Court includes weekends and public holidays, as the period exceeds five days. The application was filed out of time and cannot be granted.
- Citation
- [2018] GHASC 46
- Parties
- Applicant: Awuku Adopley; Interested Party: Sara Aku Wadza
- Court
- Supreme Court
- Jurisdiction
- Ghana
- Judgment Date
- 11 July 2018
- Procedural Posture
- Civil Motion / Ruling on Application for Extension of Time to Invoke Supervisory Jurisdiction
- Outcome
- Application dismissed
- Legal Topics
- Extension of Time, Supervisory Jurisdiction, Certiorari, Time Limitation
- Source Language
- English
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Parties
Awuku Adopley
Applicant
Sara Aku Wadza
Interested Party
Procedural Posture
Civil Motion / Ruling on Application for Extension of Time to Invoke Supervisory Jurisdiction
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the application for extension of time to invoke the supervisory jurisdiction of the Supreme Court was filed within the prescribed time limit under Rules 62 and 66 of CI 16 as amended by CI 24
- 2 Whether weekends and public holidays are excluded in the computation of the 90-day period for filing such applications
Ratio Decidendi
The 90-day period for filing an application to invoke the supervisory jurisdiction of the Supreme Court includes weekends and public holidays, as the period exceeds five days. The application was filed out of time and cannot be granted.
Court Disposition
Application dismissed
Orders
- Application for extension of time is dismissed
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