{"id":157424,"date":"2024-03-01T05:56:03","date_gmt":"2024-03-01T05:56:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/03\/01\/judicial-secretary-withdraws-no-ghana-card-no-court-document-directive\/"},"modified":"2024-03-01T05:56:03","modified_gmt":"2024-03-01T05:56:03","slug":"judicial-secretary-withdraws-no-ghana-card-no-court-document-directive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/03\/01\/judicial-secretary-withdraws-no-ghana-card-no-court-document-directive\/","title":{"rendered":"Judicial Secretary withdraws &#8216;no Ghana card, no court document&#8217; directive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Office of the Judicial Secretary has rescinded its decision to demand Ghana Cards before releasing court documents to interested parties.<\/p>\n<p>In a circular supposedly issued by the Judicial Secretary, Justice Cyra Pamela C.A Koranteng, dated January 31, 2024, individuals seeking judgments were to present their Ghana Cards as a form of identification for obtaining judgments.<\/p>\n<p>However, in a letter to Court Registrars dated Thursday, February 29, Justice Cyra Pamela stated that the circular in question was not authorized by her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI write with reference to a circular issued in the name of the Judicial Secretary, on 31st January 2024 on the subject of proving one\u2019s identity by producing a Ghana card to obtain Judgements. Kindly note that this circular was not authorized by the Judicial Secretary, consequently, it is hereby withdrawn with immediate effect,\u201d Justice Cyra Pamela C.A Koranteng said.<\/p>\n<p>The Office of the Judicial Secretary promised to issue guidelines on how to prevent fraudulent activities, urging Court Registrars to adhere to the directive.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlease expect to receive directives in respect of measures to be taken to curb improper use of court orders by fraudsters. Kindly take note for your immediate compliance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1024042\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/JUDICIARY.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"913\" height=\"486\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u2014-<\/p>\n<p>Explore the world of impactful news with CitiNewsroom on WhatsApp!<\/p>\n<p>Click on the link to join the Citi Newsroom channel for curated, meaningful stories tailored just for YOU: <strong>https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaCYzPRAYlUPudDDe53x<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>No spams, just the stories that truly matter! #StayInformed #CitiNewsroom #CNRDigital<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Office of the Judicial Secretary has rescinded its decision to demand Ghana Cards before releasing court documents to interested parties. In a circular supposedly issued by the Judicial Secretary, Justice Cyra Pamela C.A Koranteng, dated January 31, 2024, individuals seeking judgments were to present their Ghana Cards as a form of identification for obtaining [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":157425,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-157424","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-local-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Judicial Secretary withdraws &#039;no Ghana card, no court document&#039; directive - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/03\/01\/judicial-secretary-withdraws-no-ghana-card-no-court-document-directive\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Judicial Secretary withdraws &#039;no Ghana card, no court document&#039; directive - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Office of the Judicial Secretary has rescinded its decision to demand Ghana Cards before releasing court documents to interested parties. 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