ABUBAKARI ABDULAI vs. DORIS ASIBI SEIDU

On 24th July 2007, the applicant issued out of registry of the Court, a writ of summons claiming from the respondent the sum of ¢80,000,000.00 with interest thereon from April 2005. The writ, which was accompanied by a statement of claim, was served by express registered post on the respondent through the clerk of Parliament. The writ was said to be issued by the applicant per his lawful attorney Abubakari Abdulai. The power of attorney was not however exhibited or filed. Following a search carried out at the Registry of the Court on 7th August 2007, with the result as per the search results exhibited to the affidavit in support of the motion and marked "AS1”, the applicant on 8th August 2007, filed the present motion praying for judgment in default of appearance. In the accompanying affidavit, the applicant deposed to the fact that even though the respondent was duly served with the writ of summons and statement of claim on 25th July 2007, she failed to enter appearance which the...