The High Court in Ho has dismissed two applications put forth by the petitioners in the SALL Election petition.

These applications sought to withdraw an initially filed application for judgment on admissions and a substantive application for judgment on admissions made by the Electoral Commission.

As the court prepared to deliver its ruling on a motion for judgment based on admissions made by the first respondent, the Electoral Commission, it faced an interruption due to a late application by John Peter Amewu to enter a late appearance and to stay the court’s ruling.

The court granted approval for the late entry application but rejected the application to halt the court’s ruling.

Subsequently, the petitioners, represented by their lawyer Tsatsu Tsikata, filed a motion to withdraw their application for judgment based on the admission made by the EC.

The court ruled that the admissions made by the EC only provide grounds for the court to issue orders, not judgments.

Consequently, the application for judgment based on admissions was dismissed, and the court adjourned to March 15, 2024, to determine the course of legal arguments or a full trial regarding the merits of the petitioners’ case and the reliefs sought.