GHANA TRADITIONAL CATERERS ASSOCIATION PER ITS PRESIDENT vs. KUMASI METROPOLITAN ASSEMBLY AND IN THE MATTER OF APPLICATION FOR COMMITTAL FOR CONTEMPT AND THE REPUBLIC vs. NANA ASANTE AND 5 OTHERS EX PARTE: GHANA TRADITIONAL CATERERS ASSOCIATION (PER ITS PRESIDENT) [2013]DLCA8087

GHANA TRADITIONAL CATERERS ASSOCIATION PER ITS PRESIDENT vs. KUMASI METROPOLITAN... [2013]DLCA8087

Date	2013-02-28
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO.: H1/45/2012
Citation No.	[2013]DLCA8087

AYEBI J.A. (PRESIDING)

IRENE DANQUAH (MRS.) J.A.

TANKO AMADU J.A.

MR. K. K. SEY FOR THE DEFT/APPELLANT

MR. K. ADDO ATUAH FOR THE PLT/RESPONDENT

[2013]DLCA8087
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >GHANA TRADITIONAL CATERERS ASSOCIATION PER ITS PRESIDENT<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>KUMASI
METROPOLITAN ASSEMBLY<o:p></o:p>AND<o:p></o:p>IN THE MATTER
OF APPLICATION FOR COMMITTAL FOR CONTEMPT<o:p></o:p>AND<o:p></o:p>THE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>NANA ASANTE AND 5 OTHERS<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p>EX PARTE:&nbsp;
GHANA TRADITIONAL CATERERS ASSOCIATION (PER ITS PRESIDENT)<o:p></o:p>[COURT OF
APPEAL, KUMASI]<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 NO.: H1/45/2012&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: 28TH FEBRUARY, 2013<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL.<o:p></o:p>MR.
K. K. SEY FOR THE DEFT/APPELLANT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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MR.
K. ADDO ATUAH FOR THE PLT/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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AYEBI
J.A. (PRESIDING), IRENE DANQUAH (MRS.) J.A., TANKO AMADU J.A.<o:p></o:p>

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</div>AYEBI J.A.<o:p></o:p>This appeal is against the ruling of a Kumasi High
Court dated 1st February 2008.&nbsp;
In the said ruling the trial judge purported to dismiss the appellant’s
application for committal for contempt against the six respondents.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Looking at the record of appeal and the grounds of
the appeal, a very detailed recapitulation of the facts leading to the ruling
is not very important for the determination of the appeal.&nbsp; It is sufficient to only refer to the claim
of the appellant and the orders of the trial court so far as they concern or
affect the respondents.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Originally, the appellant as plaintiff sued the
Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) for the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p>(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A
declaration that the plaintiff who are lawful tenants for the defendant are to
be given the first option in the allocation of the shops at Kejetia popularly
known as Chop Bar Area.<o:p></o:p>(ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A
declaration that it was illegal and unlawful for the defendant to take over the
construction of the building at Kejetia at a place known as Chop Bar Area which
the plaintiff had built to an advance stage on the instructions of the defendant.<o:p></o:p>