The 499 LLB students who have been denied admission to Ghana School of Law have sued the Director of the Ghana School of Law.
The aggrieved ‘potential students’ of the country’s legal institution are seeking ” “An order of Certiorari to quash the decision of the 1st Respondent that only candidates who obtained at least 50% in each of the sections (A & B) of the Ghana School of Law entrance examination held on August 24, 2021″.
The students are also seeking among other things “a declaration that the conduct of the 1st Respondent in declaring the applicants as having failed the entrance examination into the Ghana School of Law for the Professional Law course held in August 21 despite the fact that applicants had obtained marks between 50 and 61 out of a total 100 marks is a violation of Article 23, 25 and 17 9f the 1992 Constitution.
The National Association of Law Students (NALS), hit the streets of Accra to demonstrate over the Ghana School of Law entrance exams failures.
The aggrieved candidates have accused the General Legal Council (GLC) of their inability to gain admission following a new quota system.
They are looking for “An order of Certiorari to quash the decision of the 1st Respondent that only candidates who obtained at least 50% in each of the sections (A & B) of the Ghana School of Law entrance examination held on August 24, 2021, as contained in a notice published on October 4, 2021, by the director of the ghana school of law on behalf of the Ghana Legal Counsel for being a violation of articles 23, 25 and 17 od the 1992 Constitution and for being unreasonable for having being made after the examination referred to in relief (i) but being applied to that exam.
