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WHY SUPREME COURT SLAPPED OLIVER BARKER-VORMAWOR WITH GH?10,000 COST

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The Supreme Court on Tuesday hit Oliver Barker-Vormawor with an expense of GH¢10,000 in an application looking to commit the Commissioner-General of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), and the GRA as a public establishment for disdain.

Barker-Vormawor, had showed up before the seven-part board of the Supreme Court as a legal counselor, addressing a client, Benjamin Darko of Democratic Accountability Lab.

His client maintained that the Supreme Court should commit the Commissioner of the GRA, and the GRA itself to hatred of court for going on to carry out the Electronic Transfer Levy (E-demand) while there was suit forthcoming, testing the execution. Previously, Barker-Vormawor moved his application, the seven-part board of the Supreme Court, had identified that the actual application was damaged and didn't compare the act of organizing beginning notification of movements in this court.

The board had encouraged Barker-Vormawor to pull out the application and work on the worries raised. Be that as it may, Barker-Vormawor demanded moving his application which set off additional worries from the seat.

Excusal of scorn application

The seven-part board of the court, which had Nene Abayateye Ofoe Amegatcher as President, excused the scorn application as deficient, paltry, and vexatious.

The court was of the view that Barker-Vormawor, who showed up as Counsel for Benjamin Darko of Democratic Accountability Lab, didn't mark the application as endorsed by the court rules. "We don't figure we ought to approach counsel for the second respondent to answer, the candidate in our view has no locus in this make a difference to record right now application to commit the Commissioner-General and the GRA for disdain of court," Justice Nene Amegatcher said.

"Aside from the way that we can't commit the Commissioner-General and the GRA as a foundation for hatred, the actual application is deficient and doesn't compare the act of establishing start notice of movements in this court. The application before us is unimportant and vexatious, we track down no legitimacy in it and excuse same".

Meaningful case under the watchful eye of Supreme Court

The Minority Leader in Parliament, Haruna Iddrisu, and two different lawmakers from the minority side, have recorded a suit at the Supreme Court determined to negate the section of the Electronic Transfer Levy (E-Levy) by Parliament last Tuesday. Mr Iddrisu, Mahama Ayariga, MP for Bawku Central, and Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, MP for North Tongu, are requesting that the court pronounce the procedures and the democratic in Parliament that prompted the section of the E-Levy unlawful, invalid, void and of no impact.

The offended parties are further looking for a request from the most noteworthy court of the land saving the section of the E-Levy.

It is the conflict of the three administrators that Parliament didn't shape the expected majority for direction as specified under Article 104(1) of the 1992 Constitution which was as of late deciphered by the Supreme Court on account of Justice Abdulai v Attorney - General. Mr Iddrisu, Mahama Ayariga, MP for Bawku Central, and Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, MP for North Tongu, are requesting that the court pronounce the procedures and the democratic in Parliament that prompted the section of the E-Levy unlawful, invalid, void and of no impact.

Mr Iddrisu, Mahama Ayariga, MP for Bawku Central, and Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, MP for North Tongu, are requesting that the court announce the procedures and the democratic in Parliament that prompted the section of the E-Levy illegal, invalid, void and of no impact.

The offended parties are further looking for a request from the most noteworthy court of the land saving the section of the E-Levy.

It is the conflict of the three administrators that Parliament didn't frame the necessary majority for direction as specified under Article 104(1) of the 1992 Constitution which was as of late deciphered by the Supreme Court on account of Justice Abdulai v Attorney - General.

Foundation to disdain application

The scorn application was requesting that the Supreme Court rebuff the Commissioner-General of the Ghana Revenue Authority for proceeding the execution of the E-Levy strategy in spite of a looming interlocutory application that was documented by three individuals from the parliament.

Concerns

The President of the seat likewise asked how long Barker-Vormawor had spent at the bar as he raised worries about how the movement was named.

In his reaction, Barker-Vormawor, made sense of that in spite of the fact that he had burned through five years at the bar, Tuesday (July 12) was his most memorable appearance.

"You are coming to the most noteworthy court of the land, you should figure out how to title your case properly, you should get your work done prior to coming to the Supreme Court", Justice Nene Amegatcher said.

Prompt

The board encouraged Barker-Vormawor to pull out the application and work on the worries raised,

Nonetheless, Barker-Vormawor demanded moving his application which set off additional worries from the seat.

The court hence excused the movement and noticed that there was no requirement for the respondent to answer contentions raised by Counsel.

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