Suspended Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo has suffered another legal blow in her effort to stop the proceedings of the committee established to investigate three petitions for her removal from office.

In a unanimous decision delivered on Wednesday, May 28, the Supreme Court dismissed her application for an interlocutory injunction that sought to halt the work of the five-member committee.

Earlier the same day, the Court had also struck out her supplementary affidavit, further weakening her legal challenge.

On May 21, embattled  Justice Torkornoo filed an application at the Supreme Court, seeking to restrain the committee set up by President John Dramani Mahama under Article 146 of the Constitution.

The committee, tasked with probing allegations contained in the petitions for her removal, includes Justices Gabriel Scott Pwamang and Samuel Kwame Adibu-Asiedu, former Auditor-General Daniel Yao Domelevo, Major Flora Bazuwaaruah Dalugo (Rtd), and Prof James Sefah Dziasah.

In her suit, the Chief Justice sought an injunction to halt all proceedings of the committee until the Supreme Court makes a final ruling on her case.

She also asked the Court to disqualify Justices Pwamang and Adibu-Asiedu from participating in the committee’s work, citing potential bias.

Additionally, she requested the Court to suspend the execution of the presidential warrant for her suspension, which was issued in accordance with Article 146(10) of the 1992 Constitution.

However, the Supreme Court's unanimous dismissal of both her injunction application and supplementary affidavit marks a significant setback in her legal battle.

This is not the first time legal efforts to challenge the committee’s processes have failed.

Similar suits brought by individuals and groups against the work of the committee have also been dismissed by the Court in recent weeks.

With this ruling, the five-member committee is expected to continue its work uninterrupted as it investigates the petitions against the suspended Chief Justice