EOCO vs. WIS COMPANY LIMITED [2014]DLHC12086

Date	2014-05-15
Suit No.	SUIT NO. FTRM/13/14
Citation No.	[2014]DLHC12086

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE JOHN AJET-NASAM

AGBOSEGE FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

ALEXANDER AFENYOR-MARKIN FOR DEFENDENT/APPLICANT

[2014]DLHC12086
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >E O C O<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>WIS COMPANY LIMITED<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENT/APPLICANT)<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. FTRM/13/14&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:
15TH&nbsp;MAY 2014<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL&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; <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;">

</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>I do not agree
with the respondent that they were not able to secure the Order made on the 16th
day of December 2013 till the 15th or 16th day of May
2014.&nbsp; It is not true the work or
schedule of the Registrar is to chase parties for their Orders.&nbsp; The application for the grant of the
confiscation was made by the respondent.&nbsp;
So it behooves on them to apply for and take copies form the Registry.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;In-fact, the
respondent does not pay for filing fees and so I do not find their problem in
going for the Order from the Registry.&nbsp;
On the argument that the applicant did not respond and so they have to
come by ex-party because there was a publication on 12th July 2013,
this I say was a notice of invitation and not publication of an application for
confiscation.&nbsp; That notice even stated
that “failure
to respond to this invitation will culminate in the initiation of forfeiture
proceedings”.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;

I do not think any
forfeiture proceedings were at all initiated because the confiscation was made
by this Court.&nbsp; The position of granting
confiscation proceedings ex-parte is a sin against Section 51 of Act 804.&nbsp; I am
therefore of the considered opinion that this application of stay be granted.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></main>