THE REPUBLIC vs. THE DISTRICT COURT B SEKONDI EXPARTE CHRISNAB SERVICES

The applicant invokes the judicial review jurisdiction of this court for an order in the nature of prohibition. It wants the Magistrate of the respondent court prohibited from further hearing the suit in which it is the defendant titled; “ANTHONY DAWSON VRS CHRISNAB SERVICES”. In the affidavit supporting the application, it is deposed that the said suit brought against the applicant by the interested party came up for hearing on the 6th September 2018. On that day though the interested party’s lawyer was not in court, trial proceeded and the applicant’s lawyer did some substantial work. At a point during cross examination, applicant’s lawyer prayed for an adjournment to continue on another date. The trial Magistrate declined the request for adjournment. This resulted in “acrimonious exchanges and hostilities” between the applicant’s lawyer and the Magistrate in open court in which event the Magistrate adjourned the matter subject to the award of costs of 300GHC against...