Supreme Court strikes out Torkornoo review motion

The Supreme Court has struck out an application by the former Chief Justice, Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Torkornoo, seeking a review of an earlier ruling of the apex court.After hearing submissions from counsel on Thursday, July 3, the court granted leave for the application to be withdrawn and ordered that the motion be struck out as withdrawn.Background Justice Torkornoo had filed the review application after the Supreme Court, by a 4-1 majority decision on May 28, 2026, dismissed her injunction application that sought to halt processes relating to petitions for her removal from office.