An Accra Fast Track Court has dimissed an order for Interlocutory injunction brought by Dr. Charles Wereko-Brobby seeking to restrain the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) from sharing collecting TV licence fees with other bodies.
According to the court presided by Justice RR Bature, the GBC can go ahead to collect the fees but must refrain from sharing it till the court rules on the substantive case.
Dr. Wereko-Brobby, a former Chief Executive of the Volta River Authority (VRA) and Promoter of ‘Radio EYE’ filed a writ of summons against GBC, the National Media Commission (NMC), the Ghana Independent Broadcasters Association (GIBA) and the Attorney General in an attempt to stop GBC from sharing TV license fees with any other entity.
According to the court presided by Justice RR Bature, the GBC can go ahead to collect the fees but must refrain from sharing it till the court rules on the substantive case.
Dr. Wereko-Brobby, a former Chief Executive of the Volta River Authority (VRA) and Promoter of ‘Radio EYE’ filed a writ of summons against GBC, the National Media Commission (NMC), the Ghana Independent Broadcasters Association (GIBA) and the Attorney General in an attempt to stop GBC from sharing TV license fees with any other entity.
According to Dr. Wereko Brobby, the Fees and Charges (Amendment) Instrument, 2014; LI 2216 only increased the TV Licence Fees but did not authorize GBC to share the fees collected.
The application for interlocutory injunction was filed after the management of GBC decided to go ahead with the collection of the fees despite the suit in court.
GBC has deferred the collection of the TV license fees which was scheduled to start on August 1, 2015.
The application for interlocutory injunction was filed after the management of GBC decided to go ahead with the collection of the fees despite the suit in court.
GBC has deferred the collection of the TV license fees which was scheduled to start on August 1, 2015.
