The Supreme Court of Ghana has deferred ruling on an application seeking to stop Parliament from transmitting the anti-gay bill to President Akufo-Addo for his assent.
In a unanimous decision on Wednesday, the five-member panel of the Supreme Court ruled that the apex court would determine the interlocutory application during the judgment of the substantive case challenging the constitutionality of the passage of the bill.
According to the ruling of the panel of Judges of the apex court presided over by the Chief Justice, Justice Gertrude Sackey Torkornoo, it would enable the court to give a proper clarity in the constitutional matters relating to the suit.
“The decision is deferred to abide the outcome of the determination of the substantive suit,” local media reports on Thursday quoted the Chief Justice as ruling.
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Ghana Supreme Court defers ruling on anti-gay bill
