SOLOMON G. AWUSU vs. THE GHANA PRISON SERVICE AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL [2016]DLCA5217

Date	2016-02-03
Suit No.	CIVIL MOTION NO.H3/140/2016
Citation No.	[2016]DLCA5217

IRENE CHARITY LARBI (MRS). J.A

[2016]DLCA5217
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >SOLOMON G. AWUSU<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>THE GHANA PRISON SERVICE AND
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS/APPLICANTS)<o:p></o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL, 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 MOTION NO.H3/140/2016&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:
3RD FEBRUARY, 2016<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM: <o:p></o:p>IRENE
CHARITY LARBI (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>IRENE
CHARITY LARBI J.A<o:p></o:p>(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
This is an application filed by the
Attorney-General for and on behalf of the Defendants/Appellants/Applicants praying
this Court for an order to re-list and restore the appeal that was struck out
on 17th June, 2015 for non-compliance with Rule 20(1) of C.I.19.<o:p></o:p>(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The uncontentious facts are that on 23rd
January, 2012 the High Court gave judgment on admissions in favour of the
Plaintiff.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The Applicants herein dissatisfied with the
said judgment by a Notice of Appeal filed on 27th February, 2012 on
the sole ground that “the Appellants have fresh evidence which
was not available to the Defendants at the time of judgment”, sought by
way of relief for an order to set aside the judgment and an order for re-trial.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
On 19th February, 2015 the
Registrar of the High Court issued Civil Form 6 notifying the parties of the
dispatch of the record to the Registrar of the Court of Appeal. The Applicants
were unable to file their written submission within the time stipulated by the
rules. The Registrar of the Court of Appeal therefore served the parties
Registrar’s Summons for non-compliance accompanied by Hearing Notice indicating
that the summons had been fixed for hearing on 17th June, 2015.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>On the said date the Applicants appeal was
struck out. The same day, the Applicants filed a motion on notice for extension
of time within which to file statement of case. The Respondent filed an
affidavit in opposition.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>(4)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
On 8th July 2015 when the motion
came on to be heard by a single judge of this court, neither the
Attorney-General nor any of the Applicants were in Court to prosecute the application.
The Court satisfying itself that the appeal had earlier been struck out,
dismissed the application.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>On 22nd December 2015, the
Applicants filed this motion seeking for an order for re-listment of the
appeal. The gravamen of the argument of counsel for the Applicants is that
failure of counsel for the Applicants to file their written submission within
the stipulated time was not intentional but due to the delay in getting the
record of proceedings. <o:p></o:p>