THE REPUBLIC vs. THE REGISTRAR, DISTRICT COURT – CAPE COAST EX-PARTE: EDWARD OHENE ANSAH [2008]DLCA6632

THE REPUBLIC vs. THE REGISTRAR, DISTRICT COURT – CAPE COAST EX-PARTE: EDWARD OHE... [2008]DLCA6632

Date	2008-07-31
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. H1/36/08
Citation No.	[2008]DLCA6632

PIESARE J.A.

MARIAMA OWUSU J.A.

YAW APPAU J.A.

MR. GUSTAV ADDINGTON FOR APPELLANT

MR. J.P.K. APPIATSE FOR INTERESTED PARTY/RESPONDENT

[2008]DLCA6632
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >THE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>THE
REGISTRAR, DISTRICT COURT – CAPE COAST<o:p></o:p>EX-PARTE:
EDWARD OHENE ANSAH<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[COURT
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APPEAL NO. H1/36/08 &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; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;DATE: 31ST JULY, 2008<o:p></o:p>

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INTERESTED PARTY/RESPONDENT.<o:p></o:p>

PIESARE J.A., MARIAMA OWUSU J.A., YAW
APPAU J.A.<o:p></o:p>

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</div>YAW
APPAU, J.A. <o:p></o:p>This
is an appeal against the decision of the High Court, Cape Coast delivered on
21st June 2007. The grounds of appeal as obtained in the Notice of Appeal filed
on 26/6/07 were as follows:<o:p></o:p>(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
That
the judgment is against the weight of evidence. <o:p></o:p>(ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
That
further grounds of appeal would be filed on the receipt of the record of proceedings.
<o:p></o:p>No
further grounds of appeal were filed so the only ground of appeal the appellant
argued in his statement of case is the first ground above, to wit; “The judgment is against the weight of
evidence”. <o:p></o:p>The
brief facts giving rise to the instant appeal are that one Thomas H. Croffie of
Coronation Street Cape Coast took action before the Rent Officer Cape Coast for
the ejection of the appellant in this appeal and three others from House No.
D55/3, Coronation Street, Cape Coast where they resided as tenants, for him to
undertake repairs on the house among others. The Rent Officer made his own
investigations into the matter and recommended or ordered for the ejection of
the appellant and the others from the premises. <o:p></o:p>When
the appellant and the others refused to vacate the premises as
recommended/ordered by the Rent Officer, the landlord Thomas Croffie who is the
interested party in this appeal took action at the Community Tribunal, Cape
Coast, which was then the District Magistrate Court, seeking the enforcement of
the recommendation/orders of the Rent Officer in its capacity as the Rent
Magistrate as envisaged under section 6 of the Rent Act, 1963 [Act 220]. <o:p></o:p>The
Community Tribunal, as the Rent Tribunal or Magistrate, duly enforced the
orders/recommendations of the Rent Officer and ordered for the ejection of the
appellant and the others from the premises when the appellant failed to appear
in court on the appointed date. This was on 10/1/2002, after the District Court
had adjourned the case on several occasions. The Tribunal again ordered the
appellant to pay all outstanding arrears of rent and electricity bills to the
landlord. <o:p></o:p>About
four (4) years after the Community Tribunal had duly given orders enforcing the
recommendations/orders of the Rent Officer as sought by the interested party,
precisely on 15/3/2006, which orders the appellant did not appeal against, the
appellant went before the Court below to pray for extension of time to
institute certiorari proceedings to quash the orders of the Community Tribunal
made as far back as 10/1/2002. The reason given in that ex-parte application
was that the District Court did not follow procedure in arriving at its
decision since it never heard from the parties. The Court below granted the
ex-parte application for extension of time, which paved the way for the
applicant to pursue his application for judicial review. <o:p></o:p>