THE REPUBLIC vs. THE DISTRICT COURT, EJISU-ASH EX PART HAJIA HAWA (IBRAHIM GRANT INTERESTED PARTY) [2010]DLHC8256

THE REPUBLIC vs. THE DISTRICT COURT, EJISU-ASH EX PART HAJIA HAWA (IBRAHIM GRANT... [2010]DLHC8256

Date	2010-11-25
Suit No.	SUIT NO. E10/01/2010
Citation No.	[2010]DLHC8256

HIS LORDSHIP MR. JACOB B. BOON

IBRAHIM ANYAS FOR THE APPLICANT

ASANTE KROBEA FOR THE INTERESTED PARTY

[2010]DLHC8256
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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 DISTRICT
COURT, EJISU-ASH<o:p></o:p>EX PART HAJIA
HAWA<o:p></o:p>(IBRAHIM GRANT
INTERESTED PARTY)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[HIGH COURT,
KUMASI]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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SUIT
NO. E10/01/2010&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; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; DATE: 25TH NOVEMBER, 2010<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>IBRAHIM
ANYAS FOR THE APPLICANT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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ASANTE
KROBEA FOR THE INTERESTED PARTY<o:p></o:p>

HIS LORDSHIP MR. JACOB B. BOON<o:p></o:p>

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</div>The applicant has filed an application in this court
praying for a writ of certiorari to remove the decision of Ejisu District Court
of 3rd August, 2010 that ordered the doors to House Number Plot 11
Block 11, Kwamo, to be forced open to give access of it to one Ibrahim Grant
the interested party herein into his court for the purpose of quashing it. By a
motion ex parte, the interested had moved the Ejisu District court and granted
the order under attack. The affidavit in support of the motion was rather brief.
It was as follows:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>“I
Ibrahim Grant of H/No. Plot 11 Block K, Kwamo in the Ashanti Region make oath
and say as follows:<o:p></o:p>1.
That I am the Deponent herein<o:p></o:p>2.
That I am the undisputed owner of H/No plot 11, Block H, Kwamo<o:p></o:p>3.
That the defendant has unlawfully locked up the room preventing me to have
access<o:p></o:p>4.
That the plaintiff/applicant is praying to the Honourable Court for an interim
order to open the door for the plaintiff to have access to the room. WHEREFORE
I make this affidavit in support of my motion.<o:p></o:p>SWORN
AT EJISU THE 2ND DAY OF AUGUST, 2010.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>DEPONENT”<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The contention of the applicant herein is that by the
provisions of the District Court Rules, 2009 (C.I.59) the district court lacked
jurisdiction to have heard the ex parte motion when no writ was filed in that
court in respect of the subject matter in dispute. In effect, the applicant is
obviously relying on Order 2 r(3)(5) of C.I.59 as the gravamen of the
application. That rule is in the following terms:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>“Except
as otherwise provided in these Rules, every suit shall be commenced by a writ
of summons issued by the Registrar on oral or written application and filled
out and signed or marked by the plaintiff”<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The applicant averred that the decision of the district
court in these circumstances was </main>