Vacant seats case: Supreme Court adjourns case to November 11

The Supreme Court has adjourned to November 11 the case regarding the suit to prevent the ousting of four legislators who went independent in the general election.

Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo has also given the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin until Wednesday, November 6, to file documents.

This was after the Speaker’s lawyer, Thaddeus Sory asked for more time to confer with the Speaker and receive his instructions to help inform when the substantive case will be heard.

Today, the Attorney General urged the Court to discount the Speaker from the case as the AG’s office was in charge of handling public servants’ cases which have to do with constitutional interpretation issues.

On the back of this argument, Godfred Dame prayed the court to go ahead and interpret the matter.