REPUBLIC vs. EDWARD WIREDU; EX PARTE AMIDU [2001]DLHC1234

Date	2001-07-11
Suit No.
Citation No.	[2001]DLHC1234

ANSAH JA

KUWORNU SENIOR STATE ATTORNEY FOR ADDO SOLICITOR GENERAL FOR THE RESPONDENT.

APPLICANT MARTIN ABK AMIDU IN PERSON.

[2001]DLHC1234
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color:#00B0F0">EDWARD WIREDU; EX PARTE AMIDU<o:p></o:p>[HIGH
COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p>[2001-2002]
1 GLR 272<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>APPLICANT
MARTIN ABK AMIDU 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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KUWORNU
SENIOR STATE ATTORNEY FOR ADDO SOLICITOR GENERAL FOR THE RESPONDENT. <o:p></o:p>

</div>JUDGEMENT<o:p></o:p>Ansah JA. <o:p></o:p>This
is an application brought under article 33 of the Constitution, 1992 alleging
the contravention of the fundamental human rights and freedoms guaranteeing
equality before the law, freedom from discrimination, right to fairness and fair
hearing and administrative justice. The reliefs sought from this court as a
result of the alleged contraventions are detailed in a statement filed in
support of the above-mentioned application.<o:p></o:p>For
the sake of clarity and a proper appreciation of the essence of this
application, I shall set them out in full here. They are:<o:p></o:p>“(i)
A declaration that:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
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the refusal by the respondent to list and put the applicant’s urgent ex parte
application for interim injunction CM 4/2001 filed on 29 January 2001 before
the Supreme Court for a possible hearing or directions constitutes a
contravention of the applicant’s fundamental human rights and freedoms under
articles 2, 17(1) and (2), 19(13), 23 and 33(5) of the Constitution, 1992 and
as enshrined in articles 2,3, 7 and 19 of the African Charter on Human and
People’s Rights; <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
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the demand by the respondent that the applicant should repeat his application
for interim injunction on notice to the defendants before the respondent will
permit the Supreme Court to hear the applicant’s application for interim
injunction filed on 29 January 2001 CM 4/2001 or give further directions an
invasion of the applicant’s fundamental human rights and freedoms under
articles 2, 3, 17(1) and (2), 19(13), 23 and 33(5) of the Constitution, 1992
and as enshrined in articles 2, 3, 7 and 19 of the African Charter on Human and
People’s Rights; and <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
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the conduct of the respondent in disabling the Supreme Court from deciding on
the urgency of the applicant’s ex parte application for interim injunction to
restrain breaches of the Constitution, 1992 under articles 2 and 3 of the
Constitution, 1992 constitutes an interference and contravention of the
applicant’s fundamental human rights and freedoms under articles 2, 17(1) and
(2), 19(13), 23 and 33(5) of the Constitution, 1992 and the African Charter on
Human and People’s Rights aforementioned. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
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Such directions or orders as this court may consider necessary and appropriate
to redress the i</main>