[2012]DLCA8663January 11, 2012Court of Appeal

THE REPUBLIC vs. HIGH COURT, SEKONDI EX PARTE; GEORGE KINGSLEY KWEKU AMPONG A.K.A ODENEHO AKROFA KRUKOKO II NANA KWADU AKEREFO III, NANA KOBINA ANGU II, NANA KWANDOH BREMPONG III, NANA KWAW AMAOH II, NANA KWABENA GYAN II AND NANA AMPONG KWASI II

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 11th 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 27th 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 Judicia.....