THE REPUBLIC vs. DISTRICT MAGISTRATE COURT, APAM AND BONDZIE ATTA QUAYE EX PARTE-MRS VICTORIA QUAYE [2017]DLCA4631

THE REPUBLIC vs. DISTRICT MAGISTRATE COURT, APAM AND BONDZIE ATTA QUAYE EX PART... [2017]DLCA4631

Date	2017-12-05
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO: H1/55/2017
Citation No.	[2017]DLCA4631

IRENE C. LARBI (MRS) J.A. (PRESIDING)

LAWRENCE L. MENSAH) J.A.

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

JOHN COFIE FOR APPLICANT/RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT

AYETSI QUAYE FOR INTERESTED PARTY/APPELLANT

[2017]DLCA4631
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >THE REPUBLIC <o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>DISTRICT MAGISTRATE
COURT, APAM AND BONDZIE ATTA QUAYE<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>EX PARTE-MRS VICTORIA
QUAYE<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;(INTERESTED PARTY/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL, CAPE COAST]<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: H1/55/2017&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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: 5TH DECEMBER, 2017<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>JOHN COFIE FOR APPLICANT/RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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AYETSI QUAYE FOR INTERESTED PARTY/APPELLANT <o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:
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IRENE
C. LARBI (MRS) J.A. (PRESIDING),
LAWRENCE L. MENSAH) J.A., A.
M. DOMAKYAAREH (MRS) J.A.<o:p></o:p>

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JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>DOMAKYAAREH (MRS), J. A.<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
This appeal has
risen from an application for the Prerogative Order of Certiorari to the High Court, Winneba, where on 27th
April, 2017, the said High Court quashed the decision of the District Court,
Apam dated 29th September 2016. In this appeal, the Applicant/Respondent
is the wife of the Interested Party/Appellant. The Respondent is the trial
court from which this case emanated and travelled through the High Court before
finally landing in this Appeal Court. The Applicant/Respondent and the Interested
Party/Appellant celebrated their marriage under the Marriages Act, 1884 – 1985
(Cap 127) on 12th April 2008 at the Accra Metropolitan Assembly,
Accra.&nbsp; The couple, after their marriage,
resided at 9 Hardwicke Road, Palmas Green, London.&nbsp; They had two issues between them, both of
them being minors aged six years and six months and three years and two months
respectively at the time the application for Certiorari was filed.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A
misunderstanding arose between the couple and the Applicant/Respondent
initiated proceedings in a London Court for the dissolution of the
marriage.&nbsp; While this case was pending in
the London court, the Interested Party/Appellant, acting through his Lawful
Attorney, filed a Petition at the Respondent’s Court at Apam for a dissolution
of the same marriage. On 29th September 2016, the Apam District
Court granted the petition for Divorce and issued a Divorce Certificate to that
effect.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Dissatisfied
with this outcome, the Applicant/Respondent applied to the High Court, Winneba
for a Judicial Review of the
dissolution of the marriage by the district Court on two grounds, namely: -<o:p></o:p>1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</main>