REPUBLIC vs. HIGH COURT, ACCRA; EX PARTE APPIAH AND OTHERS [2000]DLSC462

Date	2000-07-16
Suit No.
Citation No.	[2000]DLSC462

AMPIAH JSC

KPEGAH JSC

ACQUAH JSC

ATUGUBA JSC

AKUFFO JSC

PRINCE F N A NEEQUAYE (WITH HIM G HEWARD-MILLS AND ARTHUR MENSAH) FOR THE APPLICANT.

OWUSU YEBOA (WITH HIM KOJO ACKAH AND E ASAMOAH) FOR THE INTERESTED PARTIES.

[2000]DLSC462
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" ><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
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">vs.<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">HIGH COURT, ACCRA; EX PARTE APPIAH AND OTHERS<o:p></o:p>[SUPREME COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p>[1999-2000] 2 GLR 420<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>PRINCE F N A NEEQUAYE (WITH HIM G HEWARD-MILLS AND ARTHUR MENSAH)
FOR THE APPLICANT.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in">

OWUSU YEBOA (WITH HIM KOJO
ACKAH AND E ASAMOAH) FOR THE INTERESTED PARTIES. <o:p></o:p>

AMPIAH, KPEGAH, ACQUAH,
ATUGUBA AND AKUFFO JSC<o:p></o:p>

</div>JUDGEMENT<o:p></o:p>Ampiah JSC. <o:p></o:p>Delivered the ruling of the court. In this application, the
applicants seek an order of certiorari to have brought to this court for the purpose
of having it quashed, a ruling of the High Court, Accra wherein the court had
made the following orders:<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">“(a) An order appointing a chief registrar of this court manager
and receiver in respect of house No D 767/4 Beach Avenue, Okaishie who shall among
others investigate and submit a provisional report on all physical assets in
the said property and terms of all tenancies or leases or occupancy of shop
rooms in the property. <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">(b) An order that the second defendant cease commercial activity
forthwith and that the director thereof invite the auditors to take stock of
the company’s assets and liabilities and that the resultant report be presented
to the court, through the registrar of the court. <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">(c) An order restoring the maintenance of the plaintiffs specified
in paragraph (9) of the plaintiffs’ statement of claim. <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">(d) An order restraining the defendants whether acting by
themselves or by their agents, associates and servants from appropriating or
disposing of any property or assets of the said estate save by prior leave of
the court.”<o:p></o:p>These orders had been made on an application for interim
injunction brought by the plaintiff, respondents in this application in Civil
Suit No 2088/98 entitled:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</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">“Mrs Grace Safo and Others ... Plaintiff.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;mso-pagination:none;
border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">v<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">1 Elvis Appiah Defendants ... Defendants <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">2 Lims Co Ltd<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;mso-pagination:none;
border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">And<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">Mavis Safo and four others ... Co-defendants.”<o:p></o:p>The brief facts of this case are that one Kofi Safo, whose estate
is the subject-matter of the action, had died on 22 April 1998 and his wife Mrs
Grace Safo, the first plaintiff in the action, and the first defendant, Elvis
Appiah, a brother of the deceased, had been granted letters of administration
on 12 August 1998 to administer the estate of the deceased. The inventory filed
of the estate had included house No D767/4, Beach Avenue which the defendants
claim</main>