Attorney-General and Minister for Justice Godfred Yeboah Dame has urged the Supreme Court to prune cases listed before it and hear only those with merits in open court.
He argued that “only important cases with the potential of resulting in a change of the law or with an immense public interest, should be heard by the Supreme Court”.
The Attorney-General said the rules of the Court should be revised to allow this in order for the Apex Court to be more efficient and productive.
“The time has come for the Supreme Court to reduce its caseload by prioritising the kinds of cases it actually hears”, he added.
He entreated the highest court of the land to dismiss frivolous applications and cases “in chambers” without the necessity of a hearing in open court.
According to him, such cases constitute the bulk of issues considered by the court annually.
The Attorney-General made the appeal at the opening of this year’s Bench, Bar, and Faculty Conference in Accra yesterday.
Touching on lessons learned from the impact of COVID-19 on Justice delivery, the leader of the Ghanaian Bar urged that “temporary innovations put in place, as a result of the pandemic, ought to be made a permanent feature of the justice delivery system.
He has therefore advocated “virtual hearing of cases should become a regular feature of our court system” to reduce cost, save time and boost efficiency.
