THE REPUBLIC vs. THE DISTRICT COURT, TAMALE EX PARTE IDDRISU YAKUBA CHANZEN NAA AMADU AWAL & 2 ORS

DECISION Introduction The applicant (the plaintiff at the District Court Tamale) instituted action against the three defendants on 24th August, 2012 at the District court, Tamale. The 1st defendant who testified for and on behalf of the other defendants died after the parties closed their case. The other two defendants are the 2nd and 3rd interested parties in this judicial review application. On 28th October, 2022, the plaintiff/applicant filed this motion on notice under Order 55 Rule 1 (a) and 2 (b) of High Court (Civil Procedure) Rules 2004 (C.I. 47) for this Court to exercise its supervisory jurisdiction of judicial review orders in the nature of certiorari to quash the order of the District court Tamale dated 22/08/2022 joining the 1st interested party to the suit as 4th defendant and to prohibit the trial Magistrate H/W Amadu Issifu from proceeding to further hear the matter or deliver judgment. The application was fixed for hearing on 8th November, 2022 but due to the ...