Supreme Court has granted an application for substituted service filed by lawyers of NDC Parliamentary candidates for Techiman South, Okaikwei Central, Tema Central, and Ablekuma North constituencies. Apexnewsgh reports
This move comes after the party’s earlier application to quash the High Court decision ordering the Electoral Commission (EC) to collate and declare results of the four constituencies.
According to Seth Nyaaba, lead lawyer for the NDC parliamentary candidates, efforts to serve court documents on the NPP candidates had been unsuccessful, necessitating the substituted service application. The court was informed that multiple attempts to serve the documents personally had proven futile, and further attempts might be “practically impossible”.
Justice Henry Kwofie, presiding over the case, granted the application, directing that the service be done by posting copies of the relevant documents on the Supreme Court’s notice board, the defendants’ residences, the Office of Parliament’s legal department, and via WhatsApp.
This development is the latest in the ongoing dispute over the 2024 parliamentary election results. The Supreme Court had earlier quashed the results in the re-collation of votes in the same four constituencies, citing the trial judge’s violation of the NDC Parliamentary Candidates’ right to a hearing.
Source: Apexnewsgh.com
