SUMAILA BIEBIEL vs. ADAMU DRAMANI [2010]DLCA5132

Date	2010-04-22
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. H1/86/2010
Citation No.	[2010]DLCA5132

F. KUSI-APPIAH J.A. (PRESIDING)

KORBIEH F.G. J.A.

IRENE DANQUAH (MS.) J.A.

MR. EGBERT FAIBILLE FOR THE DEFENDANT/APPELLANT

DR. RAYMOND ATUGUBA FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

[2010]DLCA5132
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >SUMAILA BIEBIEL
<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>ADAMU DRAMANI
<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in">CIVIL APPEAL NO.
H1/86/2010&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: &nbsp;22ND APRIL, 2010<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MR.
EGBERT FAIBILLE FOR THE DEFENDANT/APPELLANT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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DR. RAYMOND ATUGUBA FOR THE
PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:
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F. KUSI-APPIAH J.A. (PRESIDING),
KORBIEH F.G. J.A., IRENE DANQUAH (MS.) J.A.<o:p></o:p>

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JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>KUSI-APPIAH,
J.A.: On the 15th day of July 2009, the High
Court, Fast Track Division, Accra, presided over by ASIEDU J., granted an
application for judgment in default of defence at the instance of the
Plaintiff/Respondent (hereinafter referred to as the plaintiff) against the
Defendant/Appellant (hereinafter referred to as the Defendant).<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>In his ruling, the learned Judge
said among other things:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>“I
will therefore enter judgment for the plaintiff against the defendant herein for
all the reliefs endorsed on the plaintiff’s writ of summons and I therefore:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Declare that the defendant is a
holder of a British Passport and therefore owes allegiance to a country &nbsp;&nbsp; other &nbsp;&nbsp; than
Ghana and is therefore disqualified from &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; holding
the office of Member of Parliament of the Republic of Ghana. <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Consequently, I restrain the
defendant from holding himself out as a Member of Parliament and I therefore
order him to vacate his seat in Parliament.”<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>It is against this ruling that the
defendant has appealed to this court on the following grounds:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>“a.&nbsp;&nbsp;
The judgment of the court was erroneous having regard to the application
before it.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The
judgment was given in breach of the rules of court.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The
judgment was contrary to law.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>d.&nbsp;
The trial judge erred in law when he failed to take into account t</main>