REPUBLIC vs. THE DISTRICT COURT, BOLGATANGA; EX PARTE MATILDA APANA (APANA AGANDAA

REPUBLIC vs. THE DISTRICT COURT, BOLGATANGA; EX PARTE MATILDA APANA (APANA AGAND... [2016]DLHC8230

Date	2016-12-22
Suit No.	SUIT NO. C12/02/2015
Citation No.	[2016]DLHC8230

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE JACOB B. BOON

KENNETH ADABAYERI FOR THE APPLICANT

JOSEPH D. KPEMKA FOR THE INTERESTED PARTY

OTOO BOISON SENIOR STATE ATTORNEY FOR THE RESPONDENT.

[2016]DLHC8230
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>THE DISTRICT
COURT, BOLGATANGA; EX PARTE MATILDA APANA<o:p></o:p>(APANA AGANDAA
– INTERESTED PARTY)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[HIGH COURT,
BOLGATANGA]<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. C12/02/2015&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; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;DATE:
22ND DECEMBER, 2016<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>KENNETH
ADABAYERI FOR THE APPLICANT<o:p></o:p>JOSEPH
D. KPEMKA FOR THE INTERESTED PARTY<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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OTOO
BOISON, SENIOR STATE ATTORNEY, FOR THE RESPONDENT.<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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HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE JACOB B. BOON<o:p></o:p>

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</div>This ruling is in respect of an application filed by one
Matilda Apana, wife of the Interested Party, praying for an order to bring up
and quash by writ of certiorari the decision of Bolgatanga District Court,
sitting as Family Tribunal, on 21/08/14 and presided by Her Worship Mrs. Vivian
Lariba Yamusah. The decision of the Tribunal concerned the setting aside of its
earlier consent judgment entered on 17th May, 2011.The consent
judgment arose when the applicant herein dragged her husband to the Family
Tribunal in respect of maintenance for the five children of their marriage. The
Tribunal in its wisdom referred the matter to the Alternative Dispute
Resolution (ADR) officer attached to the District Court, one Hamid Abdal Umar,
for out of court settlement. The officer resolved the matter and submitted the
agreed terms to the Tribunal which were entered as consent judgment. The
details of the consent judgment were:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; That the defendant will pay
GH¢250.00 to the plaintiff as monthly maintenance for the 5 children effective
May, 2011.<o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
That
defendant has promised to pay school fees of all the five children and provide
all educational materials<o:p></o:p>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
That
the defendant has never said he will sell the said house No. G384 situated in
Soe in which the plaintiff and her children live.<o:p></o:p>4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
That
he can afford to pay GH¢ 1,000.00 as arrears of his non-payment of maintenance
for the past year.<o:p></o:p>5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
That
Emmanuella Apana will be sent back to school. Emmanuella shall make her choice
of school.<o:p></o:p>