THE REPUBLIC vs. HIGH COURT, ACCRA (FAST TRACK DIVISION) EX-PARTE: DEBORA ATAKORAH (RESPONDENT / APPLICANT) AND BILLY CUDJOE [2014]DLSC5025

THE REPUBLIC vs. HIGH COURT, ACCRA (FAST TRACK DIVISION) EX-PARTE: DEBORA ATAKOR... [2014]DLSC5025

Date	2014-07-22
Suit No.	CIVIL MOTION NO.J5/27/2014
Citation No.	[2014]DLSC5025

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.

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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 (FAST TRACK DIVISION)<o:p></o:p>EX-PARTE:
DEBORA ATAKORAH (RESPONDENT / APPLICANT) AND BILLY
CUDJOE (INTERESTED
PARTY)<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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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; &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; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;22ND JULY 2014<o:p></o:p>

K. A.
OWUSU-ANSAH FOR THE INTERESTED PARTY.<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>ATUGUBA J.S.C. (PRESIDING), DOTSE J.S.C., GBADEGBE J.S.C., BENIN J.S.C., AKAMBA J.S.C. <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>ATUGUBA,
JSC:-<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The applicant moves this
court for:<o:p></o:p>“(i)&nbsp;&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;&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;&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;&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><o:p>&nbsp;</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><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>(ii)&nbsp;&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><o:p>&nbsp;</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 relief</main>