GHANA NATIONAL PROCUREMENT AGENCY LTD. vs. ELAND INTERNATIONAL PVT LTD. [2004]DLCA6471

Date	2004-05-06
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. H3/294/04.
Citation No.	[2004]DLCA6471

FARKYE J.A. (Presiding)

AKAMBA J.A.

DOTSE J.A

MR. KWUKUBAAH FOR THE PLAINTIFF/APPLICANT

MRS JUSTKING T. DONKOR FOR DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT

[2004]DLCA6471
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >GHANA NATIONAL PROCUREMENT AGENCY LTD.<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/APPLICANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>ELAND INTERNATIONAL PVT LTD.<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>[COURT
OF APPEAL, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p>CIVIL
APPEAL NO. H3/294/04.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; DATE: 6TH MAY, 2004<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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COUNSEL:&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>

MR.
KWUKUBAAH FOR THE PLAINTIFF/APPLICANT<o:p></o:p>

&nbsp;MRS JUSTKING T. DONKOR FOR
DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:
<o:p></o:p>FARKYE J.A. (Presiding), AKAMBA J.A., DOTSE J.A.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>FARKYE,
J.A.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The Plaintiff/applicant is in this
application, praying for an order staying execution of the decision of the High
court dated 27th February 2004. The order of the High Court dated 27th February
2004 was that the Plaintiff/Applicant was to release a stock of rice in the
warehouse of the Plaintiff/Applicant to the Defendant/Respondent.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The simple facts of this case are that the Defendant/Respondent
kept a quantity of rice 50,000 bags in the warehouse of the Plaintiff/applicant
and the Plaintiff/Applicant prevented the Defendant/Respondent from moving the
stock of rice that is the 50,000 bags after the Defendant/Respondent had supplied
the Plaintiff/Applicant with 32,225 bags of rice. <o:p></o:p>The Defendant/Respondent
filed motion for an order of the release of the 50,000 bags of rice. The High
Court on the 27th February, 2004 gave an order that the Plaintiff/applicant
should release the stock of rice in its warehouse to the Defendant/Respondent.
The Plaintiff/Applicant being dissatisfied has come to this court by motion on
notice for stay of execution of the order the High Court dated 27th February,
2004. <o:p></o:p>The Plaintiff/Applicant is
saying the rice which should be 25% broken is 57% broken therefore it is not
good for sale to the public Howbeit a letter dated 11-7-03 from Ghana Standards
Board to the chief Executive of the Plaintiff/applicant ie GNPA stated "Eland
Rice. Your letter GNPA/261/ship 2003-07-03 refers. The quality of the rice
is satisfactory but the percentage broken is higher than that declared”. <o:p></o:p>According to the above
stated dictum the quality of the rice is satisfactory therefore it is good for
human beings. Therefore the contention by the Plaintiff/applicant that the rice
is not good for human consumption is not tenable. The Plaintiff/Applicants was
given more than 32,000 bags of rice but at the time the Ghana Standard Board
want to inspect the rice on 7/1/2003 the stock of rice at the time was 305
bags. This shows that the Plaintiff/Applicant had either sold a large quantity
of the 32,000 bags of rice, which according to them was not good for
consumption.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;Again rice being perishable can go bagsic.
Therefore it is important that the Defendant/Respondent to collect the rice to
sell to avoid the rice going bagsic. Without writing thesis this court if of
the view that the motion for stay of execution is not meritorious. Accordingly
the motion is refused. <o:p></o:p>

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