A retired Supreme Court Judge, Justice William Atuguba has said the Supreme Court had no locus in determining the case on vacant seats in Parliament filed by Afenyo-Markin against Speaker Alban Bagbin.

Speaking in an interview on TV3's KeyPoints, November 16, Atuguba noted that per article 99 of the constitution, the High Court had the original jurisdiction to hear the case.

He explained that article 130(2) of the 1992 constitution allows the Supreme Court to only hear case when its jurisdiction of reference had been invoked for any interpretation. "The high court was the right forum for the determination of the vacancy of seats.

I'm saying that in situations like this, they don't have original jurisdiction what they have is jurisdiction of reference.