[2012]DLSC2597 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-left:201.0pt;text-align:center; text-indent:-201.0pt;line-height:150%"><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";color:#00B0F0">THE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:150%"><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-left:120.0pt;text-align:center; text-indent:-120.0pt;line-height:150%"><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";color:#00B0F0">HIGH COURT (COMMERCIAL DIVISION) ACCRA,<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:150%"><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; color:#00B0F0">EX-PARTE; NII ARMAH OBLIE<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;"> [SUPREME COURT, ACCRA]</span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height: 150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:150%;border:none; mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma">CIVIL APPEAL NO. J5/5</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma">/201</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">2</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri"> </span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri"> </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: "Book Antiqua", serif;">DATE:</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%; font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri"> 26</span><sup><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma">TH</span></sup><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma"> APRIL, 2012</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%;tab-stops:.5in 1.0in 300.0pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">COUNSEL: <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">PRINCE FREDERICK NII ASHIE NEEQUAYE FOR THE APPLICANT <o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height:150%;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">NO APPEARANCE FOR THE RESPONDENTS<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua"">CORAM: <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">ATUGUBA AG .CJ (PRESIDING), ANSAH J.S.C., OWUSU (MS) J.S.C., YEBOAH J.S.C., GBADEGBE J.S.C.<u> </u><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height: 150%"><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height: 150%;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in; mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma">JUDGEMENT</span></b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif""> </span><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif""><o:p><span style="text-decoration-line: none;"> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">ATUGUBA, J.S.C</span></u></b><u><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">:<o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">The applicant moves this court for “an Order of Cetiorari directed to the High Court, (Commercial Division) Accra, Coram: His Lordship, Mr. Justice George Atto Mills-Graves, to bring up into this Hon. Court to be quashed, the Proceedings, including the Rulings and Orders of the said High Court, dated the 19<sup>th</sup> day of October 2011, and the 31<sup>st</sup> day of October, 2011, in the Suit No. OCC.1/11, entitled: <u>1. Marcelo Navarro Batas, 2. Balbino Borinaga Jr. 3. Nii Adam Addy v. 1. Nii Armah Oblie 2. Osekan Resort Limited;</u>”<u><o:p></o:p></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">The brief facts of the case are that the interested parties instituted an action in the High Court (Commercial Division), Accra against the applicant claiming <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-align:justify;text-indent: -33.0pt;line-height:150%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">“i. A declaration that 1<sup>st</sup> and 2<sup>nd</sup> Plaintiffs own 90,000,000 shares each in 2<sup>nd</sup> Defendant Company whiles 3<sup>rd</sup> Plaintiff and 1<sup>st</sup> Defendant own 5,000,000 shares each in 2<sup>nd</sup> Defendant Company.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left:1.0in;mso-add-space:auto; text-align:justify;text-indent:-.5in;line-height:150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">ii.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">A declaration that the Plaintiffs and 1<sup>st</sup> Defendant are Directors of 2<sup>nd</sup> Defendant Company.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:1.0in;mso-add-space: auto;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.5in;line-height:150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">iii.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">An order for 1<sup>st</sup> Defendant to account for his stewardship of 2<sup>nd</sup> Defendant from 27<sup>th</sup> September, 2010 to date.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:1.0in;mso-add-space: auto;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.5in;line-height:150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">iv.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">An order for the appointment of an interim management committee to take over the management of 2<sup>nd</sup> Defendant Company.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:1.0in;mso-add-space: auto;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.5in;line-height:150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">v.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-f