4 times Supreme Court has declared decisions by parliament unconstitutional

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has on a number of occasions expressed his frustrations with rulings of the Supreme Court of Ghana, which outlaws some of the decisions of parliament.

Reflecting on that particular aspect of this ‘battle,’ GhanaWeb takes a look at four (4) instances the Supreme Court declared decisions made by parliament unconstitutional.

Supreme Court strikes out sections of Companies Act 2019:.

The Supreme Court, on November 8, 2023, struck out section 13(2)(h) (i) and (ii)of the Companies Act 2019(Act 992) which it said was inconsistent with Article 19(2)(c) of the 1992 constitution.

Supreme Court strikes out aspects of Standing Orders of Parliament:.

Supreme Court strikes out sections of ‘wee law’.

In July 2020, the apex court in a 4-3 decision, held that Section 43 of Act 1019 violated Article 106 of the 1992 Constitution, which details the processes a bill must go through before it is passed into law by parliament and was therefore null and void.