FELIX KLOMEGA vs. THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL, GHANA PORTS AND HARBOURS AUTHORITY, MERIDIAN PORT HOLDINGS LIMITED AND MERIDIAN PORT SERVICES LIMITED [2013]DLSC2725

FELIX KLOMEGA vs. THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL, GHANA PORTS AND HARBOURS AUTHORITY, MERI... [2013]DLSC2725

Date	2013-01-16
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. J1/10/2012
Citation No.	[2013]DLSC2725

ATUGUBA J.S.C (PRESIDING)

DR. DATE-BAH J.S.C

ANSAH J.S.C

ADINYIRA (MRS) J.S.C.

OWUSU (MS.) J.S.C

DOTSE J.S.C

ANIN-YEBOAH J.S.C.

BAFFOE-BONNIE J.S.C

GBADEGBE J.S.C

DR. AZIZ ABDUL BAASIT BAMBA FOR THE PLAINTIFF.

CECIL ADADEVOH (PRINCIPAL STATE ATTORNEY) FOR THE 1ST DEFENDANT.

TONY LITHUR (WITH HIM PHILIP JIMANOR) FOR THE 2ND DEFENDANT.

ACE ANKOMAH (WITH HIM KOW ESSUMON) FOR THE 3RD DEFENDANT.

YONI KULENDI (WITH HIM DENIS DWOMOH AND MODESTA ASANTEWAA FOSU) FOR THE 4TH DEFENDANT.

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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >FELIX KLOMEGA<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL,
GHANA PORTS AND HARBOURS AUTHORITY, MERIDIAN PORT HOLDINGS LIMITED AND MERIDIAN
PORT SERVICES LIMITED<o:p></o:p>[SUPREME COURT, ACCRA]<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. J1/10/2012&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;DATE: 16TH JANUARY, 2013<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>DR. AZIZ ABDUL BAASIT
BAMBA FOR THE PLAINTIFF.<o:p></o:p>CECIL ADADEVOH (PRINCIPAL
STATE ATTORNEY) FOR THE 1ST DEFENDANT.<o:p></o:p>TONY LITHUR (WITH HIM
PHILIP JIMANOR) FOR THE 2ND DEFENDANT.<o:p></o:p>ACE ANKOMAH (WITH HIM KOW
ESSUMON) FOR THE 3RD DEFENDANT.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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YONI
KULENDI (WITH HIM DENIS DWOMOH AND MODESTA ASANTEWAA FOSU) FOR THE 4TH
DEFENDANT.<o:p></o:p>

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</div>DR DATE-BAH JSC:<o:p></o:p>The
plaintiff issued a Writ on 23rd August 2011, invoking the original
jurisdiction of this Court and claiming the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;“A
declaration that on a true and proper interpretation of article 181 of the
Constitution the expression “government” in article 181 includes a state entity
that possesses the characteristics of Second Defendant;<o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A declaration that on a true and proper
interpretation of article 181 of the Constitution, the requirements in article
181 equally apply to a state entity such as Second Defendant, that enters into
an international economic transaction;<o:p></o:p>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A declaration that the Shareholder
Agreement dated the 17th day of August 2004 and entered into between
Second Defendant, and Third and Fourth Defendants, is an international business
or economic transaction, and that the failure and or neglect to submit it to
Parliament for approval renders it null, void and unenforceable pursuant to 181
of the 1992 Constitution;<o:p></o:p>4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A declaration that the Concession Agreement
dated the 17th day of August 2004, and entered into between Second
Defendant and Third and Fourth Defendants is an international business or
economic transaction, and that the failure and or neglect to submit it to
Parliament for approval renders it null, void and unenforceable pursuant to 181
of the 1992 Constitution;<o:p></o:p>5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Any other consequential order (s) as this
Honourable Court may deem fit.”<o:p></o:p>The
defendants, with the exception of the first defendant, have raised a
preliminary objection to the jurisdiction of this Court in this matter.&nbsp; This Ruling is therefore on whether their
preliminary objection should be sustained. <o:p></o:p>The
material facts relied on by the Plaintiff in this case are as follows.&nbsp; The plaintiff is a citizen and taxpayer of
Ghana, resident in Gha</main>