By Gifty Amofa
Accra, Oct. 30, GNA – The Supreme Court (SC) has granted the Police Administration 10 days to file its statement of case in an ongoing appeal against the Court of Appeal’s decision ordering the promotion of 40 Police Chief Inspectors.
The Chief Inspectors were excluded from a special amnesty promotion exercise conducted by the Police Administration, while their junior officers benefited from the exercise.
At its previous sitting, the Supreme Court also granted the Police Administration’s application to stay execution of the Court of Appeal’s decision pending the determination of the appeal.
The Court explained that if the promotions were effected and the Police Administration subsequently won the appeal, the promotions could not be reversed.
However, the officers could still be promoted even if they had retired by the time the case was determined.
Mr Henry Ohemeng Kumi, a representative of the legal team for the officers, said the delay by the Police Administration in filing its statement of case should not be to the detriment of his clients.
He urged the Court, presided over by Justice Anthony Forson Jr., to consider the financial and logistical challenges the officers faced in travelling from outside the region to attend court proceedings.
He also appealed to the Court to consider the financial burden on the officers in pursuing the case, given the delays.
The appeal was filed by the Police Administration following a January 22, 2026, judgment by the Court of Appeal in favour of the officers.
The Court of Appeal ordered the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) and the Police Management Board (POMAB) to promote the officers who were excluded from the 2021 amnesty promotion exercise, while their junior counterparts were promoted to their respective next ranks.
The Court of Appeal directed that the promotions be effected within six months.
Dissatisfied with the decision, the Police Administration appealed to the Supreme Court.
The Chief Inspectors initially sought redress at the High Court after the Police Administration excluded them from the special promotion exercise granted to other ranks in 2021.
Under the exercise, personnel from the rank of Corporal to Chief Inspector who had obtained university degrees by 2020 were invited to submit their certificates for consideration for special promotion.
However, officers from the other ranks were promoted to their next ranks, while the Chief Inspectors were merely congratulated.
The officers subsequently instituted an action at the High Court, but their case was dismissed.
They appealed against the decision, and the Court of Appeal, in a unanimous 3-0 judgment, ruled in their favour.
GNA
Edited by Agnes Boye-Doe