Ibrahim Sorie Koroma v The Chief Electoral Commissioner [2018] SLSC 3 (26 March 2018)

Sup Ct Misc App / /2018

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF SIERRA LEONE

(SUPERVISORY JURISDICTION)

IN THE MATTER OF SECTION 125 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF SIERRA LEONE, 1991 IN THE MATTER OF THE UNDERMENTIONED MATTER IN THE HIGH COURT OF SIERRA LEONE, TO WIT: EP 3/18 2018 KNO. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF SIERRA LEONE GENERAL CIVIL DIVISION BETWEEN: IBRAHIM SORIE KOROMA - PLAINTIFF AND THE CHIEF ELECTORAL COMMISSIONER NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION - DEFENDANTS THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL & MINISTER OF JUSTICE IN THE MATTER OF ORDER 52 OF THE HIGH COURT RULES, 2007 IN THE MATTER OF RULE 98 OF THE SUPREME COURT RULES, 1982 - STATUTORY INSTRUMENT NO. 1 OF 1982 IN THE MATTER OF THE JUDICIAL REVIEW OF THE RULING OF THE HON JUSTICE ABDUL RAHMAN MANSARAY DATED THE 24™ MARCH, 2018 IN THE MATTER OF THE JUDICIAL REVIEW OF THE INTERIM ORDER OF THE HON JUSTICE ABDUL RAHMAN MANSARAY DATED 24 MARCH, 2018 BETWEEN: THE CHIEF ELECTORAL COMMISSIONER — - 15" APPPLICANT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION - 2° APPLICANT AND IBRAHIM SORIE KOROMA - RESPONDENT

PRESIDING JUSTICE This Application dated the 26" day of March, 2018 filed on behalf of the Applicants herein, having come up for hearing today before The Honourable Mr Justice N C Browne-Marke, Justice of the Supreme Court; The Honourable Mr Justice EE Roberts, Justice of the Supreme Court, and The Hon Ms Justice Glenna Thompson, Justice of the Supreme Court, in the presence of Drucil E Taylor, esq and J E Kapuwa esq, of Counsel for the Applicants herein: and of Lansana Dumbuya esq and Adewale Showers esq, of Counsel for the Respondent respectively; I HEREBY CERTIFY that the following Order was made: UPON HEARING DRUCIL E TAYLOR SQ of Counsel for the Applicants, the Chief Electoral Commissioner and the National Electoral Commission respectively; and LANSANA DUMBUYA ESQ of Counsel for the Respondent; IT IS THIS ORDERED that the date requested by the Applicants, i.e. Saturday 31°" March, 2018 be the date fixed for the run-off Presidential Election PURSUANT TO Section 42(2)(F) of the Constitution of Sierra Leone, 1991; and in view of the Order restraining the holding of the same made by The Hon Mr Justice AR Mansaray, High Court Judge, on Saturday 24" March, 2018 which said Order was discharged by the Learned Judge earlier today, Monday 26"* March, 2018, GIVEN UNDER MY HAND THE SEAL OF THE COURT this ly of March,

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