THE REPUBLIC vs. SARAH CHINBUA, MADAM JOANA MENSAH AND MRS. KWABIAH EX-PARTE: ELIZABETH NANA NKETSIAH AND SARAH CHINBUAH vs. ELIZABETH NANA NKETSIAH [2012]DLCA8665

THE REPUBLIC vs. SARAH CHINBUA, MADAM JOANA MENSAH AND MRS. KWABIAH EX-PARTE: E... [2012]DLCA8665

Date	2012-03-29
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL SUIT NO. H1/185/2011
Citation No.	[2012]DLCA8665

APALOO J.A. (PRESIDING)

DUOSE J.A.

AYEBI J.A.

JAN CHAMBERS FOR APPELLANTS

DJABANOR & CO. FOR RESPONDENTS

[2012]DLCA8665
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >THE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p>SARAH CHINBUA, MADAM JOANA MENSAH AND MRS. KWABIAH<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p>EX-PARTE: ELIZABETH NANA NKETSIAH<o:p></o:p>(APPLICANT)<o:p></o:p>AND<o:p></o:p>SARAH CHINBUAH<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p>ELIZABETH NANA NKETSIAH<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</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. H1/185/2011&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;DATE: 29TH
MARCH, 2012<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>JAN
CHAMBERS 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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DJABANOR
&amp; CO. FOR RESPONDENTS<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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APALOO
J.A. (PRESIDING), DUOSE J.A., AYEBI J.A.<o:p></o:p>

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</div>APALOO JA;&nbsp;&nbsp; This is an interlocutory appeal against the
ruling of the High Court dated 8th March 2011.&nbsp; In the ruling the lower Court dismissed a
motion praying that an earlier order that Sarah Chinbua the 1st
Respondent/Respondent should surrender the Passport of Marie Chinbua (then a
child) to the Police be discharged or varied.<o:p></o:p>The
appellant filed two grounds of appeal against the ruling which we reproduce
here;<o:p></o:p>1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “That the Learned Trial
Judge misdirected himself in delivering a ruling which was clearly in violation
of the provisions of the Children’s Act 1998 (Act 560) and against the best
interest of the child.<o:p></o:p>2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; That the Learned trial Judge
took into consideration matters which were not before him in consideration of
the appeal by visiting the sins of the Guardian on the Child.”&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>From
the various documents filed in this interlocutory appeal, we have noticed and
observed that the parties are at war with each other, litigating over various
decisions delivered in respect of Marie Chinbuah now 19 years old.&nbsp; The multi litigations have involved the
Department of Social Welfare, the Juvenile Court, on appeals to the High Court,
further appeals to the Court of Appeal, and Supreme Court, and one application
again to the Supreme Court.&nbsp; It appears
to us that the underlying grievances include injured pride and feelings, and violations
of rights.&nbsp; It is sad and disturbing to
note that </main>