Tsatsu Tsikata, lead counsel for Assin North MP James Gyakye Quayson, told Supreme Court Judges on Tuesday that they may make whatever decision they pleased, but it would not deprive his client the right to be heard.
This was his reaction when a seven-member panel hearing a case involving his client told him he had to follow the Court's directive.
Justices Jones Dotse, Agnes Dordzie, Nene Amegatcher, Mariama Owusu, Gertrude Torkonoo, Prof. Henrietta Mensah Bonsu, and Emmanuel Y. Kulendi are hearing the case.
Mr Tsikata's request for an extension of time to prepare a response to a lawsuit filed against him had recently been granted by the panel.
The Court then mentioned that it was still working on two motions. One was filed by Michael Ankomah Nimfah, a resident of Assin North, who asked the court to stop the MP from performing Parliamentary duties.
The other was filed on behalf of the MP by Mr Tsikata, who raised an initial opposition to the MP's restraint request.
Mr Tsikata considered it was more appropriate for the Court to address his initial objection first, which he believed had the potential to result in Mr Nimfah dismissing the request.
However, Justice Jones Dotse, the Panel's President, informed Mr Tsikata that, as part of its efforts to manage its procedures, the Court had opted to hear from lawyers first.