ATTORNEY-GENERAL vs. FAROE ATLANTIC CO. LTD [2005]DLSC17277

Date	2005-01-26
Suit No.	(APPEAL NO14/22/2004)
Citation No.	[2005]DLSC17277

SOPHIAAKUFFO

GEORGINA WOOD

DR TWUM

DR DATE-BAH

ANIN AKWAH JJSC

WILLIAM ADDO

CLARENCE KUWORNU

[2005]DLSC17277
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mso-border-bottom-alt:solid black 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a>(APPEAL NO14/22/2004)&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:
26TH &nbsp;JANUARY 2005<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL&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; <o:p></o:p>WILLIAM
ADDO FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

CLARENCE KUWORNU, PRINCIPAL STATE ATTORNEY
FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM&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; <o:p></o:p>SOPHIAAKUFFO,
GEORGINA WOOD, DR TWUM, DR DATE-BAH AND&nbsp; ANIN
AKWAH JJSC<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: black; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: -2.5pt;">

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</div>DR
TWUM JSC was invited by the
President of the court to first deliver his opinion. On 14 July 1998, the
plaintiffs-respondents (hereinafter called the plaintiffs), issued a writ of
summons against the Attorney-General, the defendant-appellant (hereinafter
called the defendant), in his capacity as the Chief Legal Advisor to the
Government of Ghana and the proper party to be sued in respect of all civil
cases against the State or the government or a ministry thereof in accordance
with article 88 of the 1992 Constitution. The writ was indorsed with the
following reliefs:<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;"(i) specific performance of an agreement in writing
dated 24 April 1998, described as the Power Purchase Agreement {Pl?A) made
between the Government of Ghana, acting by and through the Ministry of Mines
and Energy... for the purchase of electric power by the Government of Ghana
from the plaintiffs, as amended by exchange of letters dated 15 and 16 June
1998; and<o:p></o:p>(ii) or in the alternative, damages for breach of the
Power Purchase Agreement (PPA)."<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The writ was subsequently amended by
leave of the court by adding: "a claim for interest on the assessed
damages at the current bank rate from 8 September I998 to date of final
payment."<o:p></o:p>The defendant entered appearance to the
writ on 4 August 1998. On 26 August 1998, the plaintiff applied by summons for
summary judgment for the reliefs indorsed on the writ of summons. The
application was resisted by the defendant, arguing that it was the plaintiffs,
who had caused a delay in the issuance of the guarantee, having rejected two
previous ones; and consequently they, the plaintiffs, could not then claim
summary judgment for specific performance.<o:p></o:p>After hearing learned counsel for the
parties and reading the various affidavits and the exhibits annexed to them,
the High Court (per Akoto-Bamfo J), entered final judgment against the
defendant on 8 September 1998, as follows:<o:p></o:p>"I accordingly enter final judgment
for the plaintiffs against the defendants for the reliefs. It being evident
that the delivery date as provided for under clause 2.1 of the Power Purchase
Agreement has expired, it is ordered that a new delivery (date) with the
necessary amendments be negotiated and that the guarantee be issued within two
weeks from the date of this order."<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;