By Yvonne Asare Ofei
Lead Lawyer for the 499 Aggrieved Law Students Martin Kpebu has requested time to respond to the Attorney General and the General Legal Council since they have just been served with both the respondents’ affidavits in opposition.
He said they were served with the AGs affidavit on Monday, November 8, 2021, after close of business and he has not been able to show it to his clients in order to receive further instructions. He, therefore, prayed for an adjournment to be able to respond to the respondents’ affidavit in opposition. Lawyer for the General Legal Counsel, GLC Nana Yaw Ntrekwah argued that the instant application is at the behest of the applicants and if they pray for an adjournment, anytime they appear in Court, is their own cup of tea.
A Principal State Attorney, Grace Oppong, said she agreed with the 1st Respondent that, if the applicants are seeking time to respond to their affidavit in opposition, they are not opposed to it.
The Human Rights Division of the Accra High Court presided over by Justice Nicholas Mensah Abodakpi while adjourning the case said, the supplementary affidavit in support filed on the 5th of this month by the applicants is accepted. He however said, if Counsel for the applicants is minded to file further supplementary affidavits in support, he shall first apply formally and on notice to the respondents for a determination to be made on it.
