Supreme Court okays substituted service motion on Assin North MP

A seven-member panel of the Supreme Court (SC) has granted an application exparte for substituted service in the case involving Assin North Constituency Member of Parliament (MP) James Gyakye Quayson.

Mr. Michael Ankomah Nimfah, a member of the New Patriotic Party is seeking for an interlocutory injunction against the MP from performing his Parliamentary duties.

However, his effort to have the MP served with the processes have yielded no results.

With an exparte motion, he prayed the court for a substituted service.

The exparte Motion moved by Frank Davis, counsel for the applicant, Mr. Nimfah, prayed the court to allow copies to be posted on his frontage qnd doors of his home.

While granting the motion, the court has also directed that the processes be published in the Daily Graphic and would be deem valid after seven days.

The panel presided over by Justice Jones Dotse with support from Justice Henrietta Mensah Bonsu, Justice Mariama Owusu, Justice Agnes Dordzie, Justice Nene Amegatcher, Justice Gertrude Torkornor and Justice Yoni Kolendi adjourned the case sine die (indefinitely).

Mr. Quayson was absent in court as the baillif’s at the High Court at Assin Fosu unable to serve the MP.

Source: Starrfm.com.gh