Judicial Scandal: Dery's case against Chief Justice dismissed
The Supreme Court has struck out the case in which two judges implicated in the judicial bribery scandal are challenging the Judicial Council for withholding their full salaries.
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Justice Paul Uuter Dery and Justice Gilbert Ayisi Ado had sued the Judicial Council, the Chief Justice and four other institutions for serving them notices to slash their salaries by half and also suspend payment of their allowances except rent.
The two described the decision of the Judicial Council as unconstitutional.
But in a unanimous decision Thursday, the Supreme Court dismissed the case and announced it would give its reasons in one week.
Justices Paul Uuter Dery and Gilbert Ayisi Ado were part of 12 High Court Judges who were captured by Investigative Journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas in a video recording allegedly taking bribes from litigants.
The two, who are still under investigation, received a letter from the Judicial Council, which stated that they would receive half salaries and that was to take immediate effect.
They sought a declaration that the decision of the Judicial Council in December 2015, which were contained in letters dated January 8 to 11, 2016 purporting to suspend payments to them of all their allowances except rent was inconsistent with law.
According to them the move was also in contravention of Article 127 (5) of the 1992 Constitution and therefore unconstitutional, null and void.
They further prayed the court for an order to nullify the decision of the council.