The Supreme Court is scheduled to rule on Dr. Amanda Odoi’s request for an interlocutory injunction against Parliament’s transmission of the anti-gay bill to the presidency on July 17, 2024.
On the same day, the court will also consider an application by media personality and lawyer Richard Dela Sky.
This follows arguments presented by the plaintiffs’ lawyers, Attorney-General Godfred Yeboah Dame, and Thaddeus Sory, representing the Speaker of Parliament. Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, heading the 5-member panel, announced that the court will issue separate rulings for each case.
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Background:
There are currently two lawsuits before the Supreme Court challenging the anti-LGBTQ+ bill passed by Parliament. Richard Dela Sky contests the constitutionality of the “Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill,” arguing it violates several provisions of the 1992 Constitution, including Articles 33(5), 12(1) and (2), 15(1), 17(1) and (2), 18(2), and 21(1)(a)(b)(d) and (e).
Dela Sky seeks eight reliefs, including a declaration that the Speaker of Parliament breached Article 108(a)(ii) by permitting the bill, which imposes a charge on public funds, to pass.
Dr. Amanda Odoi is challenging specific provisions within the bill and seeks a restraining order to prevent the Speaker, Attorney-General, and Clerk of Parliament from sending the bill to President Akufo-Addo for approval.
Source : 3news
