J.D. Wesley et al vs. His Honor Yamie Gbaisay et al (08/11/2023)
Rule IV, Part 12 of the Revised Rules of the Supreme Court prescribes the office of bill information as follows:
“(a). A bill of information will lie to prevent a Judge or any Judicial Officer who attempts to execute the mandate of the Supreme Court in an improper manner from doing so with the Judgment and/or Mandate of the Supreme Court.
(b). A Bill of Information will also lie to prevent any one whomsoever from interfering with the Judgment and/or Mandate of the Supreme Court.
(c). Any Counsellor who files a Bill of Information before this Court assigning reasons therefor other than the reasons expressly prescribed by these Rules shall be penalized by the imposition of a fine, suspension or disbarment.”
The Supreme Court has held in a long chain of Opinions that for a bill of information to be granted, the matter forming the basis of the information must have been pending before the Supreme Court or decided by it; that
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