FOMBAH SIRLEAF (PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT) vs. HERFA PROPERTIES LIMITED (DEFENDANT/APPLICANT)

The Plaintiff/Respondent issued a Writ of summons and accompanying Statement of Claim filed on the 9th May 2019 for certain reliefs against the Defendant/ Applicant. The Defendant/ Applicant entered a Conditional Appearance on the on 27th of May, 2019 and then brought the instant application on the 10th of June, 2019 stating inter-alia that Plaintiff/Respondent’s Writ of Summons be struck out for non-compliance with provisions of the Revenue Administration Act 2016 ( Act 915 ). Defendant contends that the Writ of Summons is void at law and also that the lack of showing his Tax Identification Number oust the jurisdiction of the High Court from hearing the Suit. I deem it just and fit to give a brief background to the law that necessitated this instant application by the Defendant/Applicant to have the suit struck out for non-compliance with certain provisions of the Revenue Administration Act, (Act 915) by the Plaintiff/Respondent. In 2016 Parliament passed the Revenue Administrativ.....