THE REPUBLIC vs. HIGH COURT, ACCRA EX-PARTE: DEBORA ATAKORAH [2014]DLSC2927

Date	2014-07-22
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO.J5/27/2014
Citation No.	[2014]DLSC2927

ATUGUBA J.S.C. (PRESIDING)

DOTSE J.S.C.

GBADEGBE J.S.C.

BENIN J.S.C.

AKAMBA J.S.C.

CHARLES TETTEH ESQ. WITH HIM EUGENE ABLADE ONINKU FOR THE APPLICANT.

K. A. OWUSU-ANSAH FOR THE INTERESTED PARTY.

[2014]DLSC2927
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >THE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>HIGH COURT, ACCRA<o:p></o:p>EX-PARTE: DEBORA
ATAKORAH<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.J5/27/2014&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;DATE: 22ND
JULY, 2014<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>CHARLES TETTEH ESQ. WITH HIM
EUGENE ABLADE ONINKU FOR THE APPLICANT.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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K.
A. OWUSU-ANSAH FOR THE INTERESTED PARTY.<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM: <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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DOTSE J.S.C., GBADEGBE J.S.C., BENIN J.S.C., AKAMBA J.S.C.<o:p></o:p>

</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>ATUGUBA,
JSC:-<o:p></o:p>The applicant moves this
court for:<o:p></o:p>“(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; an order of Certiorari to quash the
decision of His Lordship Justice L.L. Mensah (hereinafter called “the Judge”)
sitting at the High Court (Fast Track Court 1) which was made on 2nd
April, 2014,<o:p></o:p>(ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; an order of Prohibition restraining the
said Judge from proceeding to take evidence and determine the substantive suit
in respect of case entitled DEBORA
ATAKORA v. BILLY CUDJO SUIT NO. AC 128/2012 as having been made in
excess of his jurisdiction,<o:p></o:p>(iii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; an order directing the said Judge to adopt
the terms of settlement signed by the parties and their solicitors and filed on
25th March, 2014 by the parties in the said suit, and <o:p></o:p>(iv)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; any further or other Order(s) as this
Court may deem fit.<o:p></o:p>- - - - - - - - - grounds
for the application are as follows:<o:p></o:p>(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
That
the judge acted without jurisdiction when he set aside the terms of settlement
validly executed by the parties and their counsel.<o:p></o:p>(ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
That
the judge acted in excess of jurisdiction when he ordered that the suit be
heard on its merits despite the compromise reached by the parties.”<o:p></o:p>The facts of this case are
as stated in paragraph 1 of the applicant’s supporting statement of case dated
24/4/2014 as follows:<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “--------the Plaintiff/Applicant (hereinafter called “the
Plaintiff”) caused a Writ of Summons to be issued against the
Defendant/Respondent (hereinafter called “the Defendant) for the following
reliefs:<o:p></o:p>i.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A
refund of the sum of USD 28,000.00 or its equivalent in Ghana cedis being
monies spent on carrying out works on the defendant’s house,<o:p></o:p>ii.