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The Supreme Court yesterday by an 8-1 Majority Decision or Ruling stopped Mr. Tsatsu Tsikata counsel for NDC in the Electoral Dispute from making submission on whether petitioners in the case should be allowed to provide particulars of their allegations of irregularities in 4709 polling stations. The Decision was taken after the petitioners lead counsel, Mr. Philip Addison objected to Tsikata�s attempt to make submissions on the matter. Mr. Addision said Tsikata should not make any submission on the matter because the matter was brought forth by the Electoral Commission (EC) and John Mahama�s lawyers who had made Applications to that effect. He said without Tsikata Applying Formally in written form he cannot make submissions on it. The Supreme Court Judges by 8 to 1 majority decision restrained Tsikata to that effect. In a related Development, by 6-3 majority decision the Supreme Court Judges sitting on the case ruled in favour of Tsikata to make submission of an application from the petitioners calling on Electoral Commission (EC), to provide them with total votes from the Diaspora. Earlier, lawyer Addison prevented Tsikata from making submissions on this matter. But the Supreme Court says he can comment after filing papers on this issue.