The Daily Observer (Banjul)
Sanna Jawara & Ebrima Jatta
20 June 2008
The Supreme Court of The Gambia will, effective June 23rd, commence its quarterly sittings to precide over pending criminal and civil cases lodged at the country's highest court.
According to the official judicial notice from the Supreme Court, the June 23 sitting is in pursuant to the Rule 4 (1) of the Supreme Court Rules of The Gambia.
The court will hear 11 cases, including the an appeal case involving the constitutional case filed by UDP and Momodou K Sanneh, the minority leader and National Assembly member for Kiang West, against the state and the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC).
The complainants, UDP, and Momodou K Sanneh, filed an appeal suit at the Supreme Court, after their petition was struck out by a single judge, Chief Justice Abdou Karim Savage. The Supreme Court, which comprises a five-member panel of judges, later adopted the decision of the Chief Justice which subsequently led to the filing of an appeal suit by the complainants.
The same notice added that an election petition case, filed in by Omar Jallow, alias OJ, will also be heard by the court.
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