The Supreme Court has upheld its ruling that ordered Parliament to expunge James Gyakye Quayson’s name from its records.
According to the nine-member panel, they did no wrong to have arrived at such a decision.
This is in response to a review application filed by re-elected Member of Parliament for Assin North, James Gyakye Quayson, who is seeking to overturn the earlier decision by the apex court to expunge his name from Parliamentary records.
In May 2023, a seven-member panel presided over by Justice Jones Dotse declared the election of James Gyakye Quayson as Member of Parliament for Assin North as null, void and unconstitutional.
The panel, in a unanimous decision thus ordered Parliament to expunge Mr Gyakye Quayson’s name as MP from the records of Parliament.
But in a freshly filed review application on June 29, lawyers for Mr. Quayson stressed that the decision of the court was against a previous binding decision of the court and made up of fundamental and basic errors.
His counsel further argued that the order to expunge the name of his client was against the rules of natural justice as his client was not heard on the matter.
However, Attorney General Godfred Yeboa Dame, insisted that there were no such errors contained in the decision of the court.
The nine-member panel chaired by Chief Justice Gertrude Torkonoo thus upheld their earlier ruling and dismissed the application.
The Supreme Court described Mr Quayson’s application as having no merit.