Legal educationist and founder of MountCrest University College, Kwaku Ansa-Asare, has called for Justice Gertrude Torkornoo to be formally retired from the Supreme Court following her removal as Chief Justice.

Speaking at the 8th Congregation of MountCrest University College on Saturday, September 20, Mr Ansa-Asare explained that such a move would enable the former Chief Justice to access her full benefits and entitlements after years of service.

“My advice is that the former Chief Justice be formally retired as a justice of the Supreme Court so that she can take her hard-earned entitlement,” he said.

He clarified that the petitions leading to her removal were directed at Justice Torkornoo in her capacity as Chief Justice, and not as a sitting Justice of the apex court. According to him, this distinction raises questions about whether equitable principles were fully considered in the process.

“She was invited to answer petitions for her removal as Chief Justice, not as Justice of the Supreme Court. In that, I think we administered common law rules oblivious of equitable principles,” Mr Ansa-Asare noted.

He stressed that Ghana’s legal system rests not only on common law but also on principles of equity, which, in his view, must guide matters of justice and fairness.

Source: AdomOnline