FELIX KLOMEGA vs. THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL, GHANA PORTS AND HARBOURS AUTHORITY, MERIDIAN PORT HOLDINGS LIMITED AND MERIDIAN PORT SERVICES LIMITED [2013]DLSC2748

FELIX KLOMEGA vs. THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL, GHANA PORTS AND HARBOURS AUTHORITY, MERI... [2013]DLSC2748

Date	2013-07-19
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. J1/10/2012
Citation No.	[2013]DLSC2748

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.

GRACE OPPONG (S S A ) WITH HER AKUA GYAMFUA BOAKYE-ACHEAMPONG ( ASA) FOR THE 1ST DEFENDANT.

TONY LITHUR WITH HIM CEPHAS MORTEY FOR THE 2ND DEFENDANT.

ACE ANKOMAH WITH HIM KWESI FYNN FOR THE 3RD DEFENDANT.

YONI KULENDI WITH HIM DENIS AGYEI DWOMOH MODESTA ASANTEWAA

FOSU AND JOSEPH BERNARD ASHALLEY 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>&nbsp;[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; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;DATE: 19TH JULY, 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>GRACE OPPONG (S S A ) WITH
HER AKUA GYAMFUA BOAKYE-ACHEAMPONG &nbsp;(
ASA)&nbsp; FOR THE&nbsp; 1ST&nbsp; DEFENDANT.<o:p></o:p>TONY LITHUR WITH HIM
CEPHAS MORTEY FOR THE 2ND DEFENDANT.<o:p></o:p>ACE ANKOMAH WITH HIM KWESI
FYNN 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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ATUGUBA &nbsp;J.S.C&nbsp;
(PRESIDING), DR. DATE-BAH &nbsp;J.S.C,
ANSAH &nbsp;J.S.C, ADINYIRA (MRS) &nbsp;J.S.C., OWUSU (MS.) &nbsp;J.S.C, DOTSE &nbsp;J.S.C, ANIN-YEBOAH &nbsp;J.S.C., BAFFOE-BONNIE&nbsp; J.S.C, GBADEGBE &nbsp;J.S.C<o:p></o:p>

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</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>DR DATE-BAH JSC:<o:p></o:p>This Court on 16th
January 2013 delivered a ruling in which it dismissed the preliminary objection
of the defendants (bar one) to the jurisdiction of this Court in this
suit.&nbsp; The material facts of this case as
stated in that ruling remain apposite and are set out again below.<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><o:p>&nbsp;</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 Thi</main>