THE REPUBLIC (RESPONDENT) vs. THE REGISTRAR, CIRCUIT COURT AGONA SWEDREU (RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT) EX PARTE: MOHAMMED MUSTAPHA (APPLICANT/RESPONDENT) PAUL GAYINA, SAMUEL ASABRE BOTCHWAY AND EDWARD ABOAGYE (INTERESTED PARTIES/APPELLANTS) [2012]DLCA7752

THE REPUBLIC (RESPONDENT) vs. THE REGISTRAR, CIRCUIT COURT AGONA SWEDREU (RESPON... [2012]DLCA7752

Date	2012-05-17
Suit No.	SUIT NO. H1/134/2010
Citation No.	[2012]DLCA7752

S.K.MARFUL-SAU J.A (PRESIDING)

C.J.HONYENUGA J.A

DENNIS ADJEI J.A.

ENO AMAH ANDOH ESQ. FOR THE INTERESTED PARTY/APPELLANT

KOFI LAMPTEY ESQ FOR THE DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT

[2012]DLCA7752
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >THE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p>(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;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p>THE REGISTRAR,
CIRCUIT COURT AGONA SWEDREU<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>EX PARTE: MOHAMMED
MUSTAPHA<o:p></o:p>(APPLICANT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>PAUL GAYINA, SAMUEL ASABRE BOTCHWAY AND EDWARD ABOAGYE<o:p></o:p>(INTERESTED
PARTIES/APPELLANTS)<o:p></o:p>[COURT
OF APPEAL, CAPE COAST]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>ENO
AMAH ANDOH ESQ. FOR THE INTERESTED PARTY/APPELLANT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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KOFI
LAMPTEY ESQ FOR THE DEFENDANT/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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S.K.MARFUL-SAU,
J.A (PRESIDING), C.J.HONYENUGA, J.A AND DENNIS ADJEI, J.A.<o:p></o:p>

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JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>DENNIS ADJEI, J.A.<o:p></o:p>This is an appeal against the judgment by the High
Court Cape Coast which was delivered on 11th January, 2010. In the
said judgment the High Court Cape Coast quashed the ruling of the Circuit Court
delivered on 9th February, 2009 on the ground that the Applicant/Respondent
herein was denied a hearing by the said Circuit Court. The interested party
appellant being aggrieved by the decision of the High Court appealed to this
court on 22nd January, 2010 praying for an order to set aside the
said judgment of the High Court.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The grounds of appeal as contained in the Amended
Notice of Appeal are as follows:<o:p></o:p>“a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The judgment is against the weight of the evidence adduced
before the learned trial Judge during the hearing of the application for judicial
review.<o:p></o:p>b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; the learned trial Judge erred in law when he held&nbsp; that the striking out of the
Applicant/Respondent’s Motion on Notice to strike out the&nbsp; entire&nbsp;
action for want of jurisdiction at the Swedru Circuit Court on a date
which was fixed at the instance of the Applicant/Respondent amounted to breach
of the rules of natural justice and hence the entire action of the Swedru&nbsp; Circuit Court could be quashed by Certiorari.<o:p></o:p>c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The learned trial Judge erred in law when he&nbsp; with all due respect to him overlooked that
it was entirely within the&nbsp; jurisdiction
of the trial Circuit Judge to strike out an Applicant’s Motion if the applicant
fails to turn up in Court on the&nbsp; due
date and fails to give any sufficient or satisfactory reason for his absence on
that date.<o:p></o:p>d.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; the learned trial Judge erred in law when he quashed the
Orders of the Agona Swedru Circuit court dated 9th February, 2009
and further went ahead to quash the subsequent proceedings based on the
said&nbsp; orders.<o:p></o:p>