THE REPUBLIC vs. HIGH COURT, SEKONDI EX PARTE GEORGE KINGSLEY KWEKU AMPONG AND NANA KWADU AKEREFO III AND 5 OTHERS

HONYENUGA, J.A This is an appeal against the judgment of the High court Sekondi dated the 21st day of December, 2010. The said court dismissed an application for Judicial Review in the nature of Certiorari to quash the ruling of the Chieftaincy Tribunal of the Western Region House of Chiefs. The Applicant/Appellant would be referred to as the appellant and the interested parties/respondents as the respondents. The facts of this appeal are that a default judgment was delivered against the appellant on the 11 th day of June 2010 by the chieftaincy Tribunal of the Western Region House of Chiefs in respect of a petition involving his destoolment. The appellant later filed a motion to set aside the said default judgment. On the 27 th October, 2010 the chieftaincy Tribunal dismissed the appellant’s motion on the grounds that he was in contempt of the said Tribunal and that there was proof of service of the petition on him. On these grounds the appellant filed an application for Judicial.....