VERONICA ANIN-MENSAH vs. BENNYVEE CHEMIST LIMITED & ORS. [2015]DLHC3573

Date	2015-08-04
Suit No.	SUIT NO.MISC/05/15
Citation No.	[2015]DLHC3573

HER LADYSHIP ANGELINA MENSAH-HOMIAH (MRS.)

E.N. POKU FOR APPLICANT

E. ANAGLATE FOR THE RESPONDENTS

[2015]DLHC3573
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >VERONICA ANIN-MENSAH<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>BENNYVEE CHEMIST LIMITED
&amp; ORS.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;[HIGH COURT (COMMERCIAL
DIVISION), KUMASI]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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SUIT NO.MISC/05/15&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;DATE: 4TH AUGUST, 2015<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>E.N. POKU FOR APPLICANT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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HER
LADYSHIP ANGELINA MENSAH-HOMIAH (MRS.)<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>On 20/11/2014, the
Applicant herein filed an application under sections 218,210,220 and 239 of the
Companies Act, 1963 (Act 179) seeking the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;A
declaration that&nbsp; the 3rd Respondent has
conducted the affairs of the 1st and 2nd Respondents in a manner that is
illegal, oppressive of, unfairly prejudicial to and discriminatory against the
Applicant in her capacity as a shareholder and director of the 1st and 2nd
Respondents;<o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An order of perpetual injunction
restraining the Respondents from making further illegal, oppressive, unfair
prejudice and discriminatory act;<o:p></o:p>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An order of injunction&nbsp; restraining&nbsp;
the 3rd Respondent by himself or his servant or agent or otherwise
howsoever from running the business;<o:p></o:p>4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An order for the appointment of Receiver
and Manager to manage the 1st and 2nd Respondent Companies and their
properties;<o:p></o:p>5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An order for the appointment of&nbsp; an inspector to&nbsp; investigate&nbsp;
&nbsp;Respondent Companies&nbsp; from 1st January, 2001 to date of appointment
of the Receiver and Manager;<o:p></o:p>6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Further or other orders as this court may
deem fit.<o:p></o:p>BACKGROUND<o:p></o:p>The Applicant and the 3rd
Respondent who used to be husband and wife but now divorcees, are the only
shareholders and Directors of the 2nd and 3rd Respondent Companies which were
formed in the course of their marriage. Whereas the Applicant is a minority
shareholder with 30% and 20% shares, the 3rd Respondent is the majority
shareholder with 70% and 80% shares respectively. It is instructive to note
that the Applicant is contesting the share holding structure in a separate suit
which she says is pending before the Court of Appeal. &nbsp;<o:p></o:p>