LIBERTY CAPITAL GHANA LTD. vs ECONOMIC AND ORGANSIED CRIME OFFICE [2014]DLHC16454

Date	2014-11-03
Suit No.	SUIT NO. HRC/61/14
Citation No.	[2014]DLHC16454

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE KOFI ESSEL MENSAH

KWEKU PAINSTIL

EDWARD CUDJOE

[2014]DLHC16454
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >LIBERTY
CAPITAL GHANA LTD.<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/APPLICANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;ECONOMIC
AND ORGANSIED CRIME OFFICE<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/ RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;[HIGH COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;<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. HRC/61/14&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;DATE: 3RDNOVEMBER, 2014<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>KWEKU PAINSTIL FOR THE PLAINTIFF/APPLICANT.<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 KOFI ESSEL MENSAH<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>&nbsp;On 18th July, 2014, the
plaintiff/applicant filed a suit against the defendant/respondent claiming a
number of reliefs including the following:<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “iii.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Declaration that the defendant’s request to
the plaintiff to hand over<o:p></o:p>or deliver to the
defendant the provident fund contributions of<o:p></o:p>NYEP/GYEEDA
employees by mere reason of any investigations <o:p></o:p>being conducted by
the defendant, is an abuse of due process and<o:p></o:p>without legal
justification; and <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; iv.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An order of an injunction restraining
the defendant, its agent’s assigns,<o:p></o:p>privies or
howsoever called from in any way interfering with the <o:p></o:p>plaintiff’s handling
and/or management of the NYEP/GYEEDA <o:p></o:p>employee’s
provident fund contributions.”<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;Accompanying the writ of summons and the statement
of claim, is an application for interlocutory injunction, by which the
plaintiff/applicant prays for an order to restrain the defendant/respondent
herein, its agents, assigns, servants, hirelings or howsoever called from in
anyway or manner interfering with plaintiff’s discharge of duties as Fund
Manager over the provident fund contributions of NYEP/GYEEDA employees,
including control over their provident funds pending the hearing and
determination of the substantive case.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The plaintiff/applicant is a company registered
under the Companies Act 1963, (Act 179).&nbsp;
It is also duly registered by the National Pensions Regulatory Authority
as Pension Fund Manager pursuant to Section 150 of the National Pensions Act,
2008 (Act 766).<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The defendant/respondent is a statutory body
mandated by law to investigate financial and economic crimes against the State
by State Institutions or entities.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;