A seven-member panel of the Supreme Court has unanimously dismissed an application by the Board of Governors of Wesley Girls’ High School seeking to strike out a suit alleging religious violations for lack of capacity.
In the suit, the Board argued that it is not a juristic person capable of being sued and prayed the court to dismiss the action.
Both the plaintiff led by Abdul Aziz Gomda and the Attorney-General led by Deputy Attorney General Dr Justice Srem-Sai opposed the application, urging the court to dismiss it.
They argued separately that even if the Board of Governors lacked capacity to be sued, it would still enforce any guidelines issued by the Ghana Education Service which is the second defendant.
The panel, chaired by Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, held that the Board of Governors of Wesley Girls’ High School “are competent persons to be sued” and dismissed the application.
The substantive case was filed by private legal practitioner Shafic Osman, who alleges that the rights of Muslim students are being violated. The Board of Governors of Wesley Girls’ SHS, the Ghana Education Service, and the Attorney-General are named as first, second, and third defendants, respectively.
Source: www.kumasimail.com
