[2023]DLSC16120June 6, 2023Supreme Court

THE REPUBLIC vs HIGH COURT, TEMA EX-PARTE: YAW GODWIN DORGBADZ, MONIQUE TETTEH DORGBADZI MICHELLE DAPAAH TETTEH, GARFIELD LEE JR.

RULING DOTSE JSC:- Dedicated to the memory of His Lordship Justice Samuel Kofi Marful-Sau JSC, our distinguished brother, friend and confidant who departed this life on 10th August 2021 Call for observation of a minute’s silence REASONS FOR THE DECISION OF THIS COURT On the 1st March 2023, this court, by unanimous decision granted the application sought by the Applicants herein for Certiorari and Prohibition to quash the decision of the High Court, Tema and prohibit the said court from hearing the Suit No. E6/199/2022 but reserved the reasons for the said decision. The following are the reasons why we granted the application:- PREAMBLE In view of the antecedents of this case, the impressions it casts on the integrity of the judicial system and our ability to correct the wrongs if any that come to our attention, we have decided for purposes of setting the records straight to be somehow detailed in the narration of the facts and the law applicable, in order to put matte.....