THE REPUBLIC vs. HIGH COURT, (LAND DIVISION, COURT 2), ACCRA EX-PARTE: AL-HASSAN LIMITED [2010]DLSC4139

THE REPUBLIC vs. HIGH COURT, (LAND DIVISION, COURT 2), ACCRA EX-PARTE: AL-HASS... [2010]DLSC4139

Date	2010-11-17
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. J5/37/2010
Citation No.	[2010]DLSC4139

ADINYIRA (MRS) JSC (PRESIDING)

YEBOAH JSC

BAFFOE-BONNIE JSC

GBADEGBE JSC

AKOTO-BAMFO (MRS) JSC

KWABLA SENANU FOR THE APPLICANT

YONNY KULENDI FOR THE INTERESTED PARTY/RESPONDENT

[2010]DLSC4139
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >THE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>HIGH COURT, (LAND DIVISION, COURT 2), ACCRA<o:p></o:p>EX-PARTE:&nbsp;&nbsp; AL-HASSAN
LIMITED<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;[SUPREME COURT, 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. J5/37/2010 &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;
DATE: 17TH
NOVEMBER, 2010<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>KWABLA
SENANU 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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YONNY KULENDI FOR THE INTERESTED
PARTY/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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ADINYIRA (MRS) JSC (PRESIDING), YEBOAH JSC,
BAFFOE-BONNIE JSC, GBADEGBE JSC, AND AKOTO-BAMFO (MRS) JSC<o:p></o:p>

</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>ADINYIRA (MRS), JSC: <o:p></o:p>“The right
of appeal is jettisoned frequently for an immediate tryst with prerogative
proceedings. I think the time has come when the distinction should be
punitively maintained.” Per
Francois J.A. (as he then was) in The Republic v. Circuit Court Accra; Ex parte
Appiah [1982-83] GLR 129 at page 145.<o:p></o:p>The
applicant, Al-Hassan Limited, a real estate development company has invoked the
supervisory jurisdiction of the Supreme Court under Article 132 of the
Constitution of Ghana, 1992 for an order of certiorari for the purpose of quashing
a ruling dated 5 July 2010, of the High Court (Land Division, Court 2) Accra
presided over by Justice F.K. Awuah and a further order of prohibition to
prevent the said judge from sitting on the Applicant’s Motion for an Order of
Interlocutory Injunction and the substantive land suit entitled Al-Hassan
Limited v. Thaddeus Sory . <o:p></o:p>The grounds for the application are that:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “The Order by the Trial High Court precluding the
Applicant from relying on the Applicant’s Supplementary Affidavit filed on
4/5/2010 in support of the Motion on Notice filed on 7/4/2010 by the Applicant
for an Order of Interlocutory Injunction was a grave violation of the rules of
natural justice, especially in its audi alteram partem ambit, as the said Order
denied the Applicant the opportunity to respond to the Interested Party’s
Affidavit filed on 15/4/2010 in opposition to the Applicant’s Motion for an
Order of Interlocutory Injunction that the trial Judge adjourned to 9/7/2010,
not to mention the sequel of such preclusion to Applicant’s Motion.<o:p></o:p>2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;While
making the Order on 5/7/2010 precluding the Applicant from relying on the
Applicant’s Supplementary Affidavit filed on 4/5/2010 in support of the Motion
on Notice filed on 7/4/2010 by the Applicant for an Order of Interlocutory
Injunction, the trial judge, Mr. Justice F.K. Awuah, J, prejudged the issues
raised by the Applicant’s Motion for an Order of Interlocutory Injunction by
making such statements, amongst others, to the effect that:<o:p></o:p>1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The Application
for Interlocutory Injunction must be taken without the Supplementary Affidavit
quickly because the Defendant was suffering hardship. This is a clear
indication that the Judge is so biased against the Applicant herein that he has
already made up his mind to dismiss the Applicant’s application for an Order of
Interlocutory Injunction even before same is heard on 9/7/2010;<o:p></o:p>2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The
Supplementary Affidavit filed on 4</main>