Some litigants, friends and family members have been left stranded behind the closed gates of some High and Circuit Courts across the country.
This follows the declaration of an indefinite strike by the Judicial Staff Association of Ghana over their unpaid allowances.
Graphic Online’s Vincent Amenunuve reports from Bolgatanga in the Upper East Region that the offices and gates of the High and Circuit Courts were locked leaving only one security man at post to guard the place.
He reports that a group of clients including some police personnel had gathered in front of the premises of the courts and were discussing the issue.
One of the clients, Mr.Joseph Achana told Graphic Online that he was supposed to report for a case on Wednesday only to see that the whole place had been locked.
He said because of that his lawyer decided to travel back to Accra and report only if the courts resume work.
According to Mr. Achana although he was not disappointed at the strike by the Judicial Service he was only worried that it would further drag issues and cause unnecessary delays as he and other clients who found themselves in the same situation would have to go for new dates to be heard in court.
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