CEMENTIA TRADING AG. vs. FORTRESS INVESTMENT GH. LTD. DILIP VASWANI [2012]DLHC5690

Date	2012-12-18
Suit No.	SUIT NO: OCC/50/12
Citation No.	[2012]DLHC5690

LORDSHIP JUSTICE TANKO AMADU (J.A)

[2012]DLHC5690
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >CEMENTIA TRADING AG.<o:p></o:p>[PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT]<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>FORTRESS INVESTMENT GH. LTD. DILIP VASWANI<o:p></o:p>[2ND DEFENDANT/APPLICANT]<o:p></o:p>[HIGH
COURT (COMMERCIAL DIVISION), ACCRA]<o:p></o:p>SUIT NO: OCC/50/12&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: 18TH DECEMBER, 2012<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>LORDSHIP
JUSTICE TANKO AMADU (J.A) SITTING AS ADDITIONAL HIGH COURT JUDGE<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
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color:#161600">RULING<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;color:#161600"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;
text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;mso-pagination:none;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;
border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
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color:#434300">1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
It is provided under order 4 Rule 5 (2) of
CI 47 as follows:<o:p></o:p>At
any stage of proceedings the court may on such terms as it thinks just either
of its motion or on application.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:
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order any person who has been improperly or unnecessarily made a party or who
for any reason is no longer a party or a necessary party to cease to be a
party”<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;
text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;mso-pagination:none;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;
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color:#434300">2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The 2nd Defendant/Applicant has invoked
this provision and seeks an order disjoining him as a party in this suit.<o:p></o:p>In
his affidavit in support, the 2nd Defendant/Applicant asserts that he was not a
party to any contract which gave rise to this suit but had at all material
times acted in the capacity of Chief Executive Officer of the 1st Defendant company.
He further asserts that the Plaintiff/Respondents
endorsement of reliefs reveal that it is the 1st<o:p></o:p>Defendant
and not himself who shall be liable to the relief sought if successful adding
that the Plaintiff/Respondents statement of claim does not disclose any
reasonable cause of action against him personally.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;mso-add-space:
auto;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;mso-pagination:none;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;
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color:#434300">3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;