Hon Kojo Oppong Nkrumah through his Lawyers, Davies and Davies, has filed a motion under the Courts Act and C.1 16 seeking a reversal of the decision of the Supreme Court by a single judge in the case of HON. KOJO OPPONG NKRUMAH v. THE CHIEF JUSTICE & THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL [TLP-SC-2026-23].

Mr. Hon. Oppong Nkrumah, the Plaintiff/Applicant/Applicant canvasses 8 grounds for the reversal of the decision delivered on the 21st day of August, 2026 and prays that the Supreme Court which shall be constituted by three judges to restrain judges sitting at the High Court from conducting trials during the legal rest period.

STAR OF THE MONTH - Justin Amenuvor Esq.

In the affidavit supporting the motion filed on Monday, the 24th day of August, 2026, Mr. Oppong submits to the Court that the Supreme Court overstepped its remit by entering the merits of the substantive matter. At paragraph 23 of the affidavit in support, the Lawyer and Member of Parliament deposes that:

"23. In the course o f his ruling, the learned judge made the following definite pronouncements and redeterminations o n the substantive constitutional matters pending before the Supreme Court:

(i) At page 7 o f Exhibit G :

" I am unable t o see how priority o f hearing o f cases even during legal vacation can amount to inequality before the law."

"it is factually inaccurate t o say that the warrants required the Judges to conduct trials in 'selected cases'."

"It is plain o the face o f the warrants that the Judges have been given authorization t o conduct hearings i n all cases pending in their courts."

"It is differences i n treatment o n account of the grounds stated in clause (2) of article 17 that the Constitution i s concerned with."

(ii) At pages 7 to 8 o f Exhibit G:

"The plaintiff in his statement o f case has not alleged that the Chief Justice's conduct in selecting the two Courts t o give warrants t o conduct hearings in the legal vacation was influenced b y the gender, race, colour,