A judicial review in certiorari petition brought by nine customers of several Ghanaian mobile phone companies was denied by the Accra High Court as having no substance.
Additionally, the request for an interim injunction was denied by the court, which was presided over by Justice Charles Edward Ekow Baiden.
According to Order 55 Rule 1(a), Rule 2(1)(a), and Rule 7 of the High Court (Civil Procedure) Rules, 2004, the applicant sought to utilize the Court’s supervisory authority in accordance with Article 141 of the 1992 Constitution (C.I. 47).
The Minister of Communications’ decision to make the Ghana Card the only registration document was challenged by the applicants in court.
Additionally, they requested that the Ministry’s order to register within a particular time frame or risk having their SIM cards disabled be overturned by the court.
According to the judge, the applicants did not demonstrate that the National Communications Authority acted arbitrarily or beyond its authority.
Source: newsthemegh.com