SOCRATES NII OKPOTI AYER vs. CUSTOMS EXCISE & PREVENTIVE SERVICE [2016]DLCA5195

Date	2016-02-23
Suit No.	CIVIL MOTION NO.:H3/53/16
Citation No.	[2016]DLCA5195

E. K. AYEBI J.A. (PRESIDING)

G. TORKORNOO (MRS) J.A.

A. M. DOMAKYAAREH (MRS) J.A.

MRS MERCY LARBI FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT.

WUMPINI SHAIBU FOR DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT

[2016]DLCA5195
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >SOCRATES NII OKPOTI AYER<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT/APPLICANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>CUSTOMS EXCISE &amp; PREVENTIVE
SERVICE<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL, KUMASI]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in">CIVIL MOTION NO.:H3/53/16&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:
23RD FEBRUARY, 2016<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MRS MERCY LARBI FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>CORAM: - <o:p></o:p>E. K. AYEBI J.A. (PRESIDING), G. TORKORNOO (MRS) J.A., A. M.
DOMAKYAAREH (MRS) J.A.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>A.
M. DOMAKYAAREH (MRS), J.A<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>CONSEQUENTIAL
ORDERS<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>On 30th March 2011 the High Court, Sunyani,
delivered judgment in favour of the defendant in the instant case. Following an
appeal by the plaintiff, the Appeal Court, Kumasi on 22nd October
2015, reversed the High Court judgment.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The Court did not
however make any consequential orders which made it difficult for the
successful appellant to execute and enforce the judgment of the Court of
Appeal.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>On the 5th
of November 2015, counsel for the plaintiff/appellant/applicant (hereinafter
called the Applicant) filed a Motion on Notice praying the Court for an order
of review of its judgment of 22 – 10 – 2015 to make provision for the
consequential orders.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The Motion was
moved on 25 – 01 – 2016 and the court adjourned the case to 23rd
February, 2016 for its Ruling on the application.<o:p></o:p>Counsel for the
defendant/respondent/respondent (hereinafter called the Respondent) opposed the
Motion through his affidavit in opposition filed on18th December, 2015. The
Respondent opposed the application by deposing in paragraph 10 of its Affidavit
in Opposition that it had filed an appeal to the Supreme Court against the
judgment of the Court of Appeal on 13th December 2015. The other
averments in the affidavit in opposition related to arguments pertinent for the
substantive appeal which are not relevant for the consideration of this
application.<o:p></o:p>It is also trite
learning that an appeal per se does not operate as a Stay of Execution and
therefore this court can make the consequential orders prayed for.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>