REPUBLIC vs. COURT OF APPEAL; EX PARTE APONSAH [1992]DLSC848

Date	1992-02-24
Suit No.
Citation No.	[1992]DLSC848

ADADE JSC

OSEI-HWERE JSC

AIKINS JSC

EDWARD WIREDU JSC

HAYFRON-BENJAMIN JSC

THE APPLICANT IN PERSON.

PETER ALA ADJETEY SAG (WITH HIM WILLIAM ADDO) FOR THE SECOND RESPONDENT.

[1992]DLSC848
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color:#00B0F0">REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
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color:#00B0F0">COURT OF APPEAL; EX PARTE APONSAH<o:p></o:p>[SUPREME COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p>[1993-94] 2 GLR 453<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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Date: 24
FEBRUARY 1992<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>THE APPLICANT IN PERSON.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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PETER ALA ADJETEY SAG (WITH HIM WILLIAM ADDO) FOR THE SECOND
RESPONDENT. <o:p></o:p>

ADADE, OSEI-HWERE, AIKINS, EDWARD WIREDU AND HAYFRON-BENJAMIN JJSC<o:p></o:p>

</div>JUDGMENT OF OSEI-HWERE JSC.<o:p></o:p>The applicant is a legal practitioner of some 22 years standing at
the bar. On Monday, 17 June 1991 he appeared fully-robed before the Court of
Appeal (coram: Lamptey, Adjabeng and Ofori Boateng JJA) with Mr. Ben Annan who
the applicant describes as junior counsel. The applicant had come to the Court
of Appeal to argue a civil appeal which involved him personally as the
appellant and the second respondent herein as the respondent. According to the
applicant when the appeal was called, Mr. Ben Annan announced that he appeared
for the applicant (then the appellant) and that he was being led by the
applicant himself. Upon that announcement the applicant alleges that Mr. Peter
Ala Adjetey, counsel for the respondent, objected to his being robed since he
was himself a party. At that prompting, the court ordered that he should doff
his wig and gown. He believed that after he had been disrobed in court he would
be accorded the right of audience but that this was denied him.<o:p></o:p>The arguments in the appeal were continued the next day. The
applicant complains that before the court session that day, he saw counsel for
the respondent dash straight into the common chambers of the Court of Appeal
judges when he entered the courtroom. He further complains that after the
respondent’s counsel had concluded his arguments, he sought the leave of the
court to reply but that this was turned down by the bench. Finally, he reported
that in the course of his argument the respondent’s counsel made some personal
attacks against him and that when he got up to protest the court would not
permit him but rather asked him to apologize to counsel.<o:p></o:p>The applicant has brought his motion praying the court for:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:
31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">“Orders of certiorari or prohibition or both on the grounds of
gross irregularities amounting to denial or breach of natural justice,
arbitrary proceedings and on the other grounds set out in the statutory
statement accompanying this application.”<o:p></o:p>The reliefs sought in the statutory statement are for:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:.75in;mso-add-space:auto;
text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;mso-pagination:none;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;
border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">(1). “An order quashing by
certiorari or other order or setting aside the purported proceedings of the
Court of Appeal in civil appeal No. 16/91 entitled: ‘David A Nii-Aponsah v
Elizabeth Okailey Addy’ holden on 17 June 1991 and 18 June 1991 before Lamptey
JA (presiding), Ofori-Boateng and Adjabeng JJA. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:.75in;mso-add-space:auto;
text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;mso-pagination:none;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;
border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">(2). An order for reconstitution of
the bench below to hear arguments of the appellant in person in a proper
manner. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:.75in;mso-add-space:auto;
text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;mso-pagination:none;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;
border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">(3). An order staying or arresting
judgment by the particular bench till the hearing and final disposal of the
instant application. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:
5.0pt;margin-left:.75in;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;
mso-pagination:none;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;
mso-border-shadow:yes">(4).