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The Supreme Court, adjourned to Wednesday the 10th of October, the case involving a private businessman, Ransford France, for a motion on amendment reliefs to be moved. Lawyer for Mr. France, Joe Ghartey, observed that initially the reliefs sought by his client centered on the fact that the Electoral Commission, EC did not follow due process in laying the CI 73 which later became CI 78 before Parliament. Mr. Ghartey said, the amendment has become necessary because CI 78 came into force on Wednesday the 3rd of October and is therefore law. The earlier reliefs which included that the EC state the modus by which it created Constituencies is now being replaced by a motion that seeks to question the legalizing of CI 78 since it is inconsistent with the Constitution. The Attorney General and Minister of Justice Benjamin Kumbour prayed for some time to consider the amendment reliefs as his office was short served. Justice William Atuguba granted the application for amendments and directed that the amendments be filed not later than Tuesday the 9th of October. Another suit involving one James Armah Amartey against the EC and the Attorney-General has also been sited for the 10th of this month. Mr. Amartey who is represented by Ayikoi Otoo, a former Attorney-General, is challenging the Constitutionality of CI 78 and LI 1982 of 2010. According to him, the LI 1982 of 2010. According to him, the LI gave room for the creation of some electoral areas by the Local Government Minister, who is not mandated by law to exercise that authority. These electoral areas are said to be included in the CI 78.