THE REPUBLIC vs. HIGH COURT, ACCRA EXPARTE: JUSTFAR HOLIDAY RESORT [2015]DLSC3026

Date	2015-01-21
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. JS/46/2015
Citation No.	[2015]DLSC3026

ATUGUBA JSC (PRESIDING)

AKUFFO (MS) JSC

BAFFOE-BONNIE JSC

GBADGEBE JSC

AKOTO-BAMFO (MRS) JSC

SAM WOODE ESQ. FOR THE APPLICANT.

PETER ZWENNES ESQ. (WITH KINGSLEY GURAH-SEY) FOR THE INTERESTED PARTY.

[2015]DLSC3026
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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>EXPARTE:
JUSTFAR HOLIDAY RESORT<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. JS/46/2015&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;
DATE: 21ST
JANUARY, 2015<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>SAM
WOODE ESQ. 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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PETER
ZWENNES ESQ. (WITH KINGSLEY GURAH-SEY) 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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ATUGUBA JSC (PRESIDING), AKUFFO (MS) JSC,
BAFFOE-BONNIE JSC, GBADGEBE JSC, AKOTO-BAMFO (MRS) JSC<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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JUDGEMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>ATUGUBA JSC: <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The applicant moves this court “for an order for certiorari to quash a
ruling of the High Court, 11 Accra delivered by His Lordship, Anthony Kwadwo
Yeboah on the 29th day of May 2014 in suit No. C266/2000 between Janmen Co. Ltd and Justfar Holiday
Resort Ltd. and to further restrain his Lordship Anthony Kwadwo Yeboah from
further hearing the said suit.”<o:p></o:p>Sometimes
the parties refer to an application by the defendant to set aside the
Plaintiff’s motion for release of auction sale funds and at times to an
application to set aside the ruling allowing the motion for the release of the
said funds.<o:p></o:p>Whatever
the nature of the application in issue it is clear that the present application
to this court relating to the Ruling of Anthony K. Yeboah dated 29/5/2014 is
overtaken by the earlier Ruling of the said&nbsp;
Judge dated 17/3/2014, exhibit JCL3 in which the learned Judge recounts
the course of applications on both sides relating to this matter.<o:p></o:p>Inter
alia the learned Judge therein recounts that on the 23/10/2013 he set aside
Peter Odei Ofei J’s order dated 25/7/2013 but later reinstated the same upon
application by counsel for the Plaintiff/interested party herein.<o:p></o:p>Consequently,
as stated by the learned trial Judge in exhibit JCL3:<o:p></o:p>“In the
course of the execution proceedings some amount of money &nbsp; became lodged with the Court. To have
GH¢35,650.00 out of the &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; proceeds
of the judicial sale released to the Plaintiffs, the company &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; filed the application for release of
funds on 25/6/2013. This Court &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; differently
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; presided over granted the
application and made the order &nbsp;&nbsp; dated 25/7/2013
to the effect that the amount of GH¢35,650.00 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; be
released as prayed.<o:p></o:p>Subsequently,
the Plaintiffs filed the application of 30/8/2013 for an order extending the
time within which to apply for a review of the release order made on 25/7/2013.<o:p></o:p>However,
before this application for extension of time could be considered, the
Defendant filed the application of 10/10/2013 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; seeking
to have set aside ‘motion for order to release money” filed by the
Plaintiff/Judgment – Creditor/Respondent on 9th day of July 2013.”<o:p></o:p>In
fact, the thrust of the application to set aside was that the order &nbsp;&nbsp; made for the release of fund was made without
jurisdiction for the &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; reason
that the application was not served on the Defendant/Respondent but was &nbsp; rather served on a solicitor who &nbsp;&nbsp; was then not instructed to act for the &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Defendant/Respondent.<o:p></o:p>It
was evident from the affidavit in support and the tenor of the application for
release of fund that it was a post judgment application. Counsel for the Defendant
contended that after the &nbsp; judgment he
ceased to be the lawyer for the Defendant and, for that reason, all processes
meant to be served on the Defendant could not be properly served on him. It was
clear &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; that the application for
release of funds was served on Sam Wood, Esq. who at t</main>