JOSEPH SAM vs. THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL [2000]DLSC2348

Date	2000-03-08
Suit No.
Citation No.	[2000]DLSC2348

MRS BAMFORD-ADDO J.S.C

AMPIAH J.S.C

ACQUAH J.S.C

ATUGUBA J.S.C

AKUFFO J.S.C.

MR. STANLEY AMARTEIFIO FOR APPLICANT.

MR. NTRAKWA AND MISS IRENE DANKWA FOR RESPONDENT

[2000]DLSC2348
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >JOSEPH SAM<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL<o:p></o:p>[SUPREME
COURT]<o:p></o:p>CM 4/2000<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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DATE: 8th March,
2000.<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL<o:p></o:p>MR. STANLEY AMARTEIFIO FOR APPLICANT.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
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J.S.C., AKUFFO J.S.C.<o:p></o:p>

</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>RULING<o:p></o:p>AMPIAH, J.S.C.:<o:p></o:p>This is an application by the
applicants herein, DIVESTITURE IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE and EMMANUEL AMUZU
AGBODO for an order joining them as Co-Defendants in the case,<o:p></o:p>“JOSEPH SAM<o:p></o:p>VS.<o:p></o:p>THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL (SUIT NO.5/98) now pending in this Court.”<o:p></o:p>The first applicant is “the agency of
the Government for the implementation of all Government policies in respect of
divestiture programmes”, and the Second applicant is a member and an officer of
the first applicant Committee.<o:p></o:p>On or about 8th September, 1998, the
Plaintiff in the above-named Suit i.e. Suit No. 5/98 invoked the original
jurisdiction of this Court by issuing a Writ for —<o:p></o:p>“A declaration that Section 15th of the
Divestiture of State Interests {implementation} 1993 P.N.D.C.L. 326} is
inconsistent with or in Contravention of the provisions of Articles 140 (1) and
293 (2) and (3) of the 1992 Constitution of the Republic of Ghana and to that
extent it is null and void.<o:p></o:p>This action is against the
Attorney-General as the Chief Legal Adviser to the Government of Ghana and who
by law is to be sued for all defaults of Government, its agencies or servants.<o:p></o:p>The applicants content that since
Section 15 of the Divestiture of State Interests {Implementation} Law, 1993
{P.N.D.C.L.}326 charges them with the responsibility of implementing the
Government's policies in respect of its divestiture programmes and creates an
indemnity for them in the discharge of their functions, against Court
proceedings, they are necessary parties to any action before the Court which
touches on the programme and must therefore be joined. Consequently, they ask
that they be joined in this action.<o:p></o:p>Section 15 of P.N.D.C.L. 326 provides,<o:p></o:p>“15. No action shall be brought and no Court shall entertain any
proceedings against the State, the Committee or any member or officer of the
Committee in respect of any act or omission arising out of a disposal of any
interest made or under consideration under this Law.”<o:p></o:p>