Chief Justice Gertrude Sackey Torkornoo has issued administrative directives mandating courts assigned to parliamentary election petitions to hold hearings on Saturdays and public holidays to ensure expedited proceedings.
The directives, dated Friday, December 20, 2024, also extend the operating hours of court registries handling such petitions.
These registries will now operate from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. daily to accommodate the filing and processing of cases.
Per the directive, all High Courts hearing parliamentary election petitions are to sit on Saturdays and holidays based on the progress of proceedings and at the discretion of the presiding judge.
The directives take effect starting today Monday, December 23, 2024.
Read the full administrative directives by the C.J below
ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTION FILING AND SERVICE OF ELECTIONRELATED PROCESSES
In pursuance of the powers conferred on me under Article 125(4) of the 1992 Constitution, and Order 79 Rule 1(1), and Rule 3(2) and Order 52 of the High Court (Civil Procedure) Rules, 2004 C.. 47.
I, Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo, Chief Justice of the Republic of Ghana hereby make the tollowing directions for the purposes of the expeditious determination of Parliamentary Election disputes and other related matters.
i).All High Court Registries and all Registries where any Parliamentary election petiton or other election related matter shall be filed shall
thereatter remain open between the hours of 8:00am and 8:00pm on Saturdays and Public Holidays.
ii).All Superior Court Judges who shall be assigned any Parliamentary dispute or related matter, shall have the power to sit on Saturdays and Public Holidays, as in the discretion of the judge may be necessary for
the expeditious disposal of the case.
iii). Order 7 of C.I. 47 as amended by Rule 3A ot High Court (Civil Procedure) (Amendment) Rules, 2019 C.I. 122 on Electronic Service of
Process shall be utilised by all court staff in the service of process provided always that parties shall indicate their consent to electronic service by providing their email address and/or WhatsApp numbers.
This directive takes effect from Monday, 23r December 2024.
This Administrative wirection supersedes the directive earlier issued which Was erroneously dated 20th December 2025.
