{"id":176858,"date":"2024-04-30T08:28:06","date_gmt":"2024-04-30T08:28:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/04\/30\/anti-gay-bill-courts-use-of-discretionary-powers-unreasonable\/"},"modified":"2024-04-30T08:28:06","modified_gmt":"2024-04-30T08:28:06","slug":"anti-gay-bill-courts-use-of-discretionary-powers-unreasonable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/04\/30\/anti-gay-bill-courts-use-of-discretionary-powers-unreasonable\/","title":{"rendered":"Anti-Gay Bill: Court&#8217;s use of discretionary powers unreasonable"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, the Member of Parliament for South Dayi, has expressed his intention to appeal a recent High Court ruling regarding a judicial review application he filed on the Anti-LGBTQ+ bill.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the reason given by the court \u2014 the use of discretionary power \u2014 to throw out the appeal, is unreasonable.<\/p>\n<p>This comes after the Accra High Court ruled in response to a judicial review application filed by the South Dayi MP, Nelson-Rockson Dafeamekpor.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Dafeamekpor, in his writ to the court, sought to get the court to exercise the powers of mandamus, urging Parliament to transmit the bill and compelling the President to accept it for consideration.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Attorney General opposed the application, arguing that granting the request would overstep the High Court\u2019s powers.<\/p>\n<p>Justice Ellen Lordina Serwaa Mireku, presiding over the matter, noted that pending applications at the Supreme Court made it inappropriate to grant the instant application.<\/p>\n<p>In response to the judgment, Mr. Dafeamekpor voiced his concerns on <strong>Eyewitness News<\/strong> on <strong>Citi FM<\/strong> with Umaru Sanda Amadu.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe normal remediable steps available to me are to appeal the ruling because if the court agrees with me that I merit the grant of the application, yet the exercise of discretion will not be granted in my favour, then I am minded to legally posit that the exercise of discretionary power as defined by the constitution has been whimsical, capricious, and unreasonable. That is one of the main grounds on which I will proceed to the court of appeal because the exercise of discretionary power must be reasonable. It must not be whimsical and capricious,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><em><strong>Explore the world of impactful news with CitiNewsroom on WhatsApp!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Click on the link to join the Citi Newsroom channel for curated, meaningful stories tailored just for YOU:\u00a0https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaCYzPRAYlUPudDDe53x<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>No spams, just the stories that truly matter! #StayInformed #CitiNewsroom #CNRDigital<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, the Member of Parliament for South Dayi, has expressed his intention to appeal a recent High Court ruling regarding a judicial review application he filed on the Anti-LGBTQ+ bill. 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