Elorm Kwami Gorni of Crown Legal Bureau and the Plaintiff in the famous case of Elorm Kwami Gorni v Attorney General (available by a click of the case title) has petitioned the Chief Justice to among others, through the Court Committee under Article 157 of the 1992 Constitution, provide a comprehensive and well laid out rules specifically for parliamentary election disputes.

The Petitioner offers this suggestion in his petition dated the 13th day of December, 2024 and received by the Office of the Chief Justice on Monday, the 16th day of December, 2024. In addition to a dedicated set of of rules for parliamentary election disputes the petitioner suggests timelines for such disputes; timelines which are different from ordinary suits as provided under the High Court Civil Procedure rules, 2004 (C.I 47).

Mr. Gorni's petition seeks to implore the Rules of Court Committee to make special rules under the High Court Civil Procedure rules to address only parliamentary election petitions. This in his view shall mirror Part VIII of the Supreme Court rules which have specific provisions relating specifically to election disputes. Mr. Gorni's petition also follows contentions in about 12 constituencies identified by the Electoral Commission for re-collation and re-declaration and potential court disputes emanating from same.

Manual on Election

Mr. Gorni's petition follows in the footsteps of recommendation for election dispute reform captured by the volume 1 of the 5th Edition of the Manual on Election Adjudication in Ghana whose forward is under the Hand of the Chief Justice and produced by the Election Management Committee of the Judicial Service of Ghana.

Mr. Gorni's petition may be read below:

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