THE REPUBLIC vs. HIGH COURT, ACCRA (RESPONDENT) EX-PARTE NII NUEH ODONKOR (APPLICANT) AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ECONOMIC AND ORGANISED CRIME OFFICE & 2 OTHERS

DISSENTING OPINION DOTSE JSC:- I have been privileged to have read the opinion of my worthy and respected brother Atuguba JSC and President of the Court to the effect that the instant application has been woefully filed out of time in terms of rule 62 of the Supreme Court Rules 1996, C. I. 16 and therefore ought to be dismissed. The said opinion has agitated my mind and given me anxious moments and the more I consider it, the more I feel a lot of injustice would be caused the Applicant if I should follow that line of thinking. I am not unaware that in deciding to write this dissenting opinion, I am in the minority as my brethren have all decided to go along with the decision of Atuguba JSC. Nonetheless, I am determined to press on to give the reasons why I hold a contrary view and opinion and also why I departed from the views of the majority of the Court. The 1st Interested Party in this case has contended that the Applicants application has been filed out of time and therefore...