The Chief Justice, Kwesi Anin-Yeboah, has directed the indefinite suspension of all sittings on Court of Appeals cases in all except two regions of the country.
From hence, according to the directive issued on Wednesday, February 8, all cases to be heard by the Court of Appeals will be in the Greater Accra and Ashanti regions.
As a result, sittings in Tamale, Ho, Koforidua and Cape Coast have been suspended.
All sittings in the northern sector of the country will be heard in the Ashanti Region capital city of Kumasi while those in the southern sector will be heard in Accra, according to the directive.
The cases to be heard in Kumasi from hence will come from Upper West, Upper East, North-East, Northern, Savannah, Bono, Bono East, Ahafo, Western-North and Ashanti regions.
Those to be heard in Accra will come from Western, Central, Eastern, Oti, Volta and Greater Accra regions.
“In view of the foregoing, all pending appeals on the Court of Appeals listed above, are accordingly transferred to Kumasi and Accra respectively,” Chief Justice Anin-Yeboah stated.