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797 failed law students threaten court action
The group says it is heading to the Supreme Court to seek an interpretation of a ruling the court gave over the use of exams and interviews in the selection of students to pursue law at the Ghana Law School.
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The Supreme Court had ruled that exams and interview requirements were in violation of the Legislative Instrument 1296 which gives direction for the mode of admission.
Notwithstanding the court’s ruling, the GLC conducted exams for the new batch of law students for the 2017/18 academic year.
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A total of 797 students failed the exams.
Speaking in an interview with Accra-based Citi FM, the spokesperson of the group, Ken Donkoh, said: “We will be going to court to seek an interpretation of the orders that were given by the Supreme Court. Among them is the consequential orders that were given, and the consequential orders to us was very clear.
It was not directing the General Legal Council to engage in any act such as conducting of examination and interview which will form the basis of disqualifying any student,” he said.
He argued that “it was wrong for us to be directed to take part in a conduct that the Supreme Court of Ghana has declared as unlawful, illegal and unconstitutional.”
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