SUMAILIA BIEBIEL (PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT) vs. ADAMU DARAMANI (DEFENDANT/APPELLANT) [2010]DLCA7850

Date	2010-04-22
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO: H1/86/2010
Citation No.	[2010]DLCA7850

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]DLCA7850
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >SUMAILIA BIEBIEL<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;
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mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p>ADAMU DARAMANI<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/APPELLANT)<o:p></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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CIVIL
APPEAL NO:&nbsp; 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; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;DATE: 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:<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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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 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 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; holding the
office of Member of Parliament of the&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 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 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; himself
out as a Member of Parliament and I therefore &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 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 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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 the pendency of the defendant/appellant’s application for
stay of proceedings at the Court of Appeal.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>