TABCON LIMITED (PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT) vs. THE ATTORNEY- GENERAL AND THE MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT (DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS) [2010]DLCA7865

TABCON LIMITED (PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT) vs. THE ATTORNEY- GENERAL AND THE MINISTRY... [2010]DLCA7865

Date	2010-01-14
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL SUIT NO. HI/189/2009 14/01/2010
Citation No.	[2010]DLCA7865

ASARE-KORANG JA – (PRESIDING)

MARFUL-SAU JA

VICTOR OFOE JA

CAB-BEYUO CHIEF STATE ATTORNEY FOR APPELLANTS

EMMA GOKA FOR RESPONDENT

[2010]DLCA7865
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >TABCON LIMITED<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;
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mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p>THE ATTORNEY-
GENERAL AND THE MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS)<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 SUIT NO. HI/189/2009 14/01/2010&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; DATE: 14TH
JANUARY, 2010<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>CAB-BEYUO,
CHIEF STATE ATTORNEY FOR APPELLANTS<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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EMMA
GOKA FOR 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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</div>MARFUL-SAU JA;
This appeal is taken from the judgment of the High Court (Fast Track Division)
Accra dated the 23-1-09.&nbsp; The
Plaintiff/Respondent on 7- 11-08 issued a writ claiming against the Defendants/Appellants
the following reliefs: <o:p></o:p>“a. Recovery of the agreed
fixed fee of US$2,000,000.00<o:p></o:p>b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Recovery
of the amount of US$3,298,200.00 being remuneration for services.<o:p></o:p>c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Recovery
of reimbursable expenses of US$1,588,060.00<o:p></o:p>d.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Costs of the action including Counsel’s fees.<o:p></o:p>e.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Interest on the various amounts under reliefs (a)
(b) and (c) at the Commercial Banks lending rate from August 2003 till date of
payment”.<o:p></o:p>On the 14-11-08 the defendants entered appearance
to the writ through their Solicitor the Attorney General.&nbsp; However on the 21-11-08 the Defendants/Appellants
filed another appearance this time a conditional one through the same Attorney
General.<o:p></o:p>On the 1-12-08 the Plaintiff/Respondent filed an
application for summary judgment under Order 14 Rule 1&amp;2 and Order 19 Rule
1 of CI 47.&nbsp; The application was fixed
for hearing on the 11-12-08.&nbsp; Annexed to
the application for the summary Judgment were documents including an Agreement
between the Government of Ghana and the Plaintiff/Respondent for the implementation
of a 250 KM Dual Carriage Highway from Accra to Kumasi.<o:p></o:p>Before the Application for summary judgment could
be taken as scheduled the Appellants filed on the 9-12-2008 a motion on notice
to amend the Entry of Appearance and fixed same for hearing on the
18-12-08.&nbsp; However on the 6-1-09 the
Appellants filed an affidavit in opposition to the motion for summary judgment.<o:p></o:p>On the 8-1-09 the court dismissed Appellants
motion to amend the notice of Appearance (see pages 149 – 153 of record of
appeal).&nbsp; Then on the 12-1-09 the
Appellants filed another motion on Notice for Stay of Proceedings under Order 19
R 1 of C 147.&nbsp; Indeed from page 153 of
the record, it seems the appellants indicated to the court their intention to
file the motion for stay of Proceedings, after the dismissal of the motion to
amend the Entry of Appearance.&nbsp; The court
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