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Article 134 — Powers of a Single Justice of Supreme Court

Article
134
Index row title
Powers of a Single Justice of Supreme Court
Source document
The ghana constitution
Provision ID
eedb8192-b575-489d-84fd-1818bb69a823

110 words

Verbatim text

A single Justice of the Supreme Court may exercise power vested in the Supreme Court not involving the decision of the cause or matter befor e the Supreme Court, except that— (a) in criminal matters, where that Justice refuses or grants an application in the exercise of any such power, a person affected by it is entitled to have the application determined by the Supreme Court constituted by three Justices of the Supreme Court; and (b) in civil matters, any order, direction or decis ion made or given under this article may be varied, discharged or reversed by the Supreme Court , constituted by three Justices of the Supreme Court.

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  • The index files this text under article 134 of the Constitution of Ghana.
  • The row is titled “Powers of a Single Justice of Supreme Court”.
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