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Supreme Court

The Supreme Court is the highest Court in the administration of justice in Ghana.

The Court is presided over by the Chief Justice and in his absence the most senior of the Justices of the Supreme Court, as constituted shall preside. Judges who sit in the Supreme Court are referred to as Justices of the Supreme Court.

The Supreme Court consists of the Chief Justice and not less than nine Justices. It has exclusive original jurisdiction in all matters relating to the enforcement or interpretation of the 1992 Constitution. It also has supervisory jurisdiction over all the Courts in Ghana. It is located only at the Headquarters in Accra.

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Judicial service of Ghana, P.O Box GP 119, Accra, Law court complex Accra, Tel: (+233) 0302-663951, 663954, 666671, Tel: (+233) 0302-748100, 748101, 748102
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July 2025
Jebuni and Another and Badingu v Mwinibankuro and Another (J8/81/2025) [2025] GHASC 46 (23 July 2025)
Court granted special leave in a chieftaincy appeal despite procedural delay; dissent held time bar and refusal warranted.
Chieftaincy appeals; Article 131(4) Constitution; Article 131(2) special leave; Supreme Court Rules C.I.16 rr.7(1) & 30; time limits for leave to appeal; prima facie error; finality of chieftaincy disputes; key precedents Imbeah v Ababio, Afendza III, Dolphyne.
 23 July 2025
Republic v High Court, Kumasi and Another (J5/75/2025) [2025] GHASC 48 (23 July 2025)
A person with statutory chieftaincy rights must be heard before courts alter Register entries; failure warrants certiorari.
Chieftaincy law – National Register of Chiefs – alteration of entries – right to be heard before orders affecting statutory chieftaincy rights (s.57(5) Chieftaincy Act, 2008). Procedural fairness – audi alteram partem – personal nature of rights cannot be cured by hearing of related persons. Judicial review – certiorari – quashing of judgments made in absence of affected party; reliance on Ex parte Hawa Yakubu precedent. Civil Procedure – Order 55 High Court (Civil Procedure) Rules, 2004 (C.I.47) – notice and hearing requirements.
 23 July 2025
Taylor v High Court (Commercial Division) (J5/80/2025) [2025] GHASC 47 (22 July 2025)
A High Court warrant for the applicant’s arrest issued without prior opportunity to be heard violated due process and was quashed.
Contempt of court – procedure for citing alleged contemnor ex facie curiae – bench warrant vs summons – audi alteram partem – jurisdictional nullity ab initio – certiorari – judicial bias and presumption of innocence.
 22 July 2025
Pokua v Kwakye (J4/17/2025) [2025] GHASC 45 (9 July 2025)
Supreme Court affirms that joint-acquisition presumption is rebuttable and upholds equitable settlement to the petitioner.
Family law — Distribution of matrimonial property — Presumption that property acquired during marriage is joint but rebuttable by cogent evidence — Article 22(3): equal access vs equitable distribution — Appellate rehearing and evaluation of evidence — CI.19 Court of Appeal Rules and procedural objections — Polygamous marriage considerations — Court’s discretion under Matrimonial Causes Act s20 to make equitable settlements.
 9 July 2025