The Attorney General has been given 14 days to file his statement of the case in the action brought by three Minority Members of Parliament challenging the contentious Electronic Transfer Levy’s passage.
Three NDC MPs, Haruna Iddrissu, Mahama Ayariga, and Samuel Okudjeto Ablakwa, have petitioned the court to declare the e-levy law constitutional.
As a result, they want the law declared null and void by the court. Last month, the Supreme Court denied the three MPs’ request for an injunction to stop the law’s implementation and allow the fee to be collected.
Cynthia Quartey, a Principal State Attorney representing the Attorney General, sought the Court to extend the deadline so they could file their statement of the case on Thursday.
Godwin Edudzi Tamakloe, the MPs’ lead counsel, told the court that his side was not opposed to the request because they would be given the opportunity to respond to the statement when it was filed.
Justice Clemence Honyenuga, sitting as a single judge, allowed the Attorney General 14 days to file his statement, with assurances from the court that the three MPs will be given the opportunity to respond after the filing.
Source: Mybrytnewsroom.com/Joseph Asare
