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Article 130 — Original Jurisdiction of Supreme Court

Article
130
Index row title
Original Jurisdiction of Supreme Court
Source document
The ghana constitution
Provision ID
eddf82c2-9ea8-4e9c-a85b-62b98179b0e7

157 words

Verbatim text

(1) Subject to the jurisdiction of the High Court i n the enforcement of the Fundamental Human Rights and Freedoms as provided in article 33 of this Constitution, the Supreme Court shall have exclusive original jurisdiction in— (a) all matters relating to the enforcement or inte rpretation of this Constitution; and (b) all matters arising as to whether an enactment was made in excess of the powers conferred on Parliament or any other authority or person by l aw or under this Constitution. (2) Where an issue that relates to a matter or ques tion referred to in clause (1) of this article arises in any proceedings in a court other than the Supreme Court, that court shall stay the proceedings and refer the question of law involved to the Supreme Court for determination; and the court in which the question arose shall dis pose of the case in accordance with the decision of the Supreme Court.

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  • The index files this text under article 130 of the Constitution of Ghana.
  • The row is titled “Original Jurisdiction of Supreme Court”.
  • The passage runs to about 157 words.

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