The Chief Justice, Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, has chastised the Speaker of Parliament, , over his rejection of the writ and injunction served on him on October 15, 2024, regarding the declaration of four seats in the House vacant.
Reading the judgement of the court on the application filed by the Speaker, that challenged the court's order for a stay of the declaration in the matter, on Wednesday, October 30, 2024, the Chief Justice rejected Bagbin's claim that he can only be served on Mondays.
She indicated that the Speaker was misconstruing a circular on service to his office, which states that he can only be served personally on Mondays but through the legal department of Parliament, it can be done on any day. "The official records of Parliament for 17th October 2024 were placed before the Supreme Court as an exhibit.
The record shows that the processes of court had been served through the legal department of Parliament and this had been brought to the notice of the Speaker.