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Lawyer Egbert Faibille has debunked claims that the Supreme Court has dismissed a case brought before it against the road toll charges by authorities of the University of Ghana.

According to him, the court ruling has been distorted by such report which purports that the University authorities have won the legal battle and may have the mandate to charge road tolls.

A report headlined "Supreme Court Dismisses Case Against UG Road Toll Charges" seems to have raised eyebrows since Lawyer Egbert Faibille believed the story headline gives impression that the case has lost its savor.

But to him, the court has only referred him and his clients - two students of the University of Ghana - who brought the case before the Supreme Court to the High Court.

He told host Kwami Sefa Kayi in an interview that the court ruled that it had no jurisdiction to be the final authority on the case and so, referred them to Parliament.

He explained that the court said Parliament has the power to determine the outcome of the case “because it raises fundamental human rights issues rather a constitutional matter for interpretation in relation to Article 174 (1) that no taxes shall be imposed unless there’s Parliamentary approval. So, the court has referred us to the High Court.”

He further addressed that the subsequent report on the case attempted to clarify the issues as it rightly exposed the court ruling.

“When the story says that the matter should go to the High Court, how can the same Supreme Court then be heard or seen to be given the University the authority to collect the tolls?”