FRANCISCA TRADING LTD, MILPAR DEVELOPMENT LTD. vs. MAX ESTATES LTD. & 5 ORS [2013]DLHC12098

Date	2013-05-28
Suit No.	SUIT NO. IRL 43/13
Citation No.	[2013]DLHC12098

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE JOHN AJET-NASAM

JOE ABOAGYE DEBRAH FOR 1ST PLAINTIFF/APPLICANT

JUSTIN AMENUVOR FOR 2ND PLAINTIFF/APPLICANT

MOHAMMED SAHNOON FOR 3RD DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT

CLAUDE OPPONG FOR FAROUCK SEIDU FOR 4TH 5TH AND 6TH DEFENDANTS

[2013]DLHC12098
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >FRANCISCA TRADING LTD, MILPAR DEVELOPMENT LTD.&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFFS)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>MAX ESTATES LTD. &amp; 5 ORS<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

SUIT NO. IRL 43/13&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&nbsp;MAY 2013<o:p></o:p>

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</div>CORAM<o:p></o:p>HIS
LORDSHIP JUSTICE JOHN AJET-NASAM<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0cm;">

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</div>The applicants
filed a motion on notice for Interlocutory injunction against the respondents
herein. In their affidavit in support as well as statements of case, they are
asking this court to prevent the defendants and their “armed land guards” from
the land, the subject matter before this court. The respondents, in fact the 3rd
, 4th, 5th and 6th are opposed to the said
application. The 3rd respondent deposed that he is the Nungua Mantse
and has the authority to commence or defend any action in connection with Stool
property. So therefore, the land, the subject matter is under Nungua stool so
he has the authority to defend such action. <o:p></o:p>The 5th
respondent deposed to an affidavit on behalf of the 4th and 6th
respondents. They opposed the move by the applicants. Particularly indicated
the 2nd plaintiff’s grant 1st&nbsp; is tainted with fraud. Going back to the 4th
, 5th&nbsp; and 6th
respondents, they indicated that 3rd respondent and them had filed
terms of settlement which had been adopted by the Court as its judgment. Suit
No. FAL/658/11. The parties in the said suit are:<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
King Odaifio Welentsi III<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Vrs. <o:p></o:p>Alfred
Nii Kwate Kwei Quartey-Papfio<o:p></o:p>Joseph
Kwate Quartey-Papafio<o:p></o:p>Ernestina
Kwate Quartey-Papafio <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;It must be made clear here that, the
applicants herein, and the 1st and 2nd respondent were
not parties in the suit referred to above. This court on the 20th
day of May 2013, had an opportunity to deliberate on a similar application in suit
No. FTR 7/13 titled. Anthony Osei Ameyaw &amp; anor vrs. Keegan Resources &amp;
anor (unreported)<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;Order 25 r 1 (2) is about “Just or
Convenient”. It is not about prima facie issues. The court would therefore make
an order for Interlocutory Injunction upon application whenever it becomes
necessary in the course of the action, as where the respondents to the
application engage or proposes to engage in a &nbsp;likely manner to cause irreparable injury to
the applicant such as causing damage, changing or concealing the subject matter
in dispute or any act that may tend to lead to jeorpadising the efficient
administration of justice. See Pountney vrs. Doegah&nbsp; [1987-88] 1 GLR 111. CA. However it must be
made clear that a court is not called upon at this stage to evaluate the
strength of the party’s case. The fundamental rule therefore is that, this
court and in fact, a court in considering such application, should consider
whether the applicant has a legal right at law or in equity, which this court ought
to protect by granting an Interim Injunction. This could be done by considering
the pleadings, affidavit evidence before the court. See also S. Kwami Tetteh
“Civil Procedure (A Practical Approach) page 488 where the learned author and
distinguished lawyer wrote about Interlocutory Injunctions. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>