[2004]DLCA7109 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; color:#00B0F0">GHANA NATIONAL PROCUREMENT AGENCY LTD.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">(PLAINTIFF/APPLICANT)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;line-height:115%;tab-stops:213.75pt center 3.25in"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; color:#00B0F0">ELAND INTERNATIONAL PVT LTD.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height: 107%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">(DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"">[COURT OF APPEAL, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">CIVIL APPEAL NO. H3/294/04.</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%; font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif""> DATE: 6THMAY, 2004<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt; border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;border-right:none; padding:1.0pt 0in 1.0pt 0in"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;border:none; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0in 1.0pt 0in"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">COUNSEL: <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;border:none; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0in 1.0pt 0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">MR. KWUKUBAAH FOR THE PLAINTIFF/APPLICANT<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;border:none; mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0in 1.0pt 0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">MRS JUSTKING T. DONKOR FOR DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 107%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">CORAM: <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">FARKYE J.A. (PRESIDING), AKAMBA J.A., DOTSE J.A.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt; border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;border-right:none; padding:1.0pt 0in 1.0pt 0in"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;border:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0in 1.0pt 0in"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 107%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">RULING<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">FARKYE, J.A.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">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></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif""> 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></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">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></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">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 <u>"Eland Rice.</u> 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></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">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></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif""> 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></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif""> <o:p></o:p></span></p></span>