A Constitutional Victory Without A Constitutional Remedy, What The Ceesay Ruling Really Means – The Standard Newspaper
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Why Supreme Court Refused to Reinstate Modou Ceesay Despite Finding His Removal Unconstitutional
By Yankuba Jallow The Supreme Court of The Gambia has delivered one of the most significant constitutional judgments in recent years, ruling that former Auditor General Modou Ceesay was unlawfully removed from office but refusing to restore him to the position because, in the justices’ view, bringing him back would no longer serve the public interest. In a unanimous judgment delivered on Tuesday by Justice O.M.M. Njie and endorsed by Chief Justi…
By Cecilia E.L. Mendy: The Supreme Court has declared the dismissal of former Auditor General Modou Ceesay “unconstitutional,” finding that the action violated Article 158 of the Constitution and the National Audit Law. During the ruling on Tuesday, Justice O.M.M. Njie, on behalf of the Supreme Court panel, ruled that Ceesay’s removal by Gambian police officers was illegal because it did not comply with the constitutional procedure governing the…
A Constitutional Victory Without A Constitutional Remedy, What The Ceesay Ruling Really Means – The Standard Newspaper
By Bakary S Sonko The Supreme Court’s judgment in Modou Ceesay v the Government of The Gambia will be read, correctly, as a rebuke of executive overreach. The Court found that the manner of Mr Ceesay’s removal from the office of Auditor General violated his constitutional rights, a vindication for a public officer who was physically escorted out of the National Audit Office by police after refusing a ministerial appointment he says he never acce…
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