The High Court will make its final decision in the mandamus case against the Electoral Commission (EC) that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) filed on Wednesday, January 1.
The final ruling is expected to come from the case’s presiding judge, Justice Forson Agyapong.
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has filed a lawsuit in response to the recent contested parliamentary elections in four constituencies.
The High Court’s authority to consider the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) mandamus suit was contested by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) on December 31.
Godwin Tameklo, the NDC’s Head of Legal Affairs, claimed that the application was an improper attempt to contest the legitimacy of the election results.
According to sections 16 and 20 of the Representation of People Law, PNDCL 284 as amended, he said, the only way to contest election results is by a petition.
He argued that any attempt to do so by means of a mandamus or other prerogative writ is an attempt to avoid a legitimate hearing that must be conducted by evidence.
