BARCLAYS BANK OF GHANA LTD. vs. RAYNOLDS ENTERPRISE LTD. & 2 ORS. [2013]DLCA4442

Date	2013-03-07
Suit No.	SUIT NO: H1/19/2013
Citation No.	[2013]DLCA4442

MARIAMA OWUSU J.A. (PRESIDING)

DANQUAH I. J.A.

TORKORNOO G. J.A.

MR. ROCKSON NELSONDAFEAMEKPOR FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

MR. OSAFO BUABENG FOR DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS

[2013]DLCA4442
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >BARCLAYS BANK OF GHANA LTD. <o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFFS/
RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>RAYNOLDS ENTERPRISE
LTD. &amp; 2 ORS.&nbsp;
<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/ APELLANTS)<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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SUIT
NO:&nbsp; H1/19/2013&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: 7TH MARCH, 2013<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>MR.
ROCKSON NELSONDAFEAMEKPOR 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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MR.
OSAFO BUABENG FOR DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS <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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MARIAMA
OWUSU J.A. (PRESIDING), DANQUAH I. J.A., TORKORNOO G. J.A.<o:p></o:p>

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

</div>MARIAMA
OWUSU, J.A:<o:p></o:p>This
is an appeal against the ruling of the High Court (Commercial Division) dated
13-7-2010, which refused to set aside an auction sale of the defendants’
properties. <o:p></o:p>Dissatisfied
with the decision of the High Court, the defendants filed an appeal to this
Court on the following grounds;<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The learned trial judge erred in law
in treating the application to set aside the sale under Order 45 R. 10 of the
Civil Procedure Rules [C.I 47], a subsidiary Legislation, rather than under the
Auction&nbsp; Sales Act [PNDCL 230], a
substantive Legislation.<o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The learned trial judge erred in law
in refusing to set aside the sale when it is apparently clear from the record
that the plaintiff and the auctioneer failed to comply with the mandatory
provisions of the Auction Sales Act [PNDCL 230] which requires a fixed period
of at least 21 days notice before the public auction of the defendants
properties on 17-12-2009.<o:p></o:p>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Further grounds will be added on
receipt of the records.<o:p></o:p>The
reliefs sought from this court:</main>