JOWAK SAWMILLS LTD. (PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT) vs. THE ATTORNEY –GENERAL (1STDEFENDANT) FORESTERY COMMISSION (2ND DEFENDANT APPELLANT/ APPLICANT) FORT WILLIAM COMPANY LTD (3RD DEFENDANT) [2011]DLCA7909

JOWAK SAWMILLS LTD. (PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT) vs. THE ATTORNEY –GENERAL (1STDEFENDA... [2011]DLCA7909

Date	2011-10-20
Suit No.	H3/618/2011
Citation No.	[2011]DLCA7909

HENRIETTA ABBAN J.A [PRESIDING]

ISAAC DUOSE J.A.

V. D. OFOE J.A

PEASAH BOADU FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

MRS. NANCY AMARTEIFO FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT/APPLICANT

[2011]DLCA7909
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >JOWAK SAWMILLS
LTD.<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>THE ATTORNEY
–GENERAL<o:p></o:p>(1STDEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p>FORESTERY
COMMISSION<o:p></o:p>(2ND DEFENDANT
APPELLANT/ APPLICANT)<o:p></o:p>FORT WILLIAM
COMPANY LTD<o:p></o:p>(3RD DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[COURT
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H3/618/2011&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; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;DATE: 20TH OCTOBER, 2011<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>PEASAH
BOADU FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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MRS.
NANCY AMARTEIFO FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT/APPLICANT<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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HENRIETTA ABBAN J.A [PRESIDING], ISAAC DUOSE J.A.,
V. D. OFOE J.A<o:p></o:p>

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</div>DUOSE
J.A<o:p></o:p>The Appellant/Applicant herein, the Forestry Commission
applied to this court, differently, constituted praying for a stay of execution
of a judgment of the High Court against which it had appealed.&nbsp; On the 23rd day of March 2011 this
court differently constituted refused to grant the application in the following
words.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>“we are of the view that the
Applicant has not sufficiently and satisfactorily demonstrated that there are
exceptional circumstances warranting the necessary consideration in favour of
the Applicant”.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The appellant applicant now brings before this court
differently constituted an application praying for stay of proceedings pending
appeal.&nbsp; The Court of Appeal Rules 1997
CI 19 gives this court jurisdiction in matters regarding the effect of Appeal
in rule 27(1).&nbsp; Indeed, rule 20 (1) of
the Supreme Court rules 1997 CI 16 is in sum a verbatim repetition of rule 27(1)
of CI 19.&nbsp; Rule 27(1) reads as follows.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>“An appeal shall not operate
as a stay of execution or of proceedings under the judgment or decision
appealed against except where the court below or <o:p></o:p>the court otherwise orders”.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>In STANDARD
CHARTERED BANK GHANA LTD VS WESTERN HARDWOOD LTD (2009) SCGLR 196, ATUGUBA JSC
at 2000 interpreted and expatiated
rule 20(1) of CI 16 in the following words.&nbsp;
<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>“With regard to the suspension of the order of execution
granted on terms by the Court of Appeal, this court has recently shown in the
case of </main>