THE REPUBLIC vs. DISTRICT COURT 1, ADJABENG, ACCRA AND ANOTHER; EX-PARTE: LAM AGENCY AND ANOTHER [2017]DLHC3921

THE REPUBLIC vs. DISTRICT COURT 1, ADJABENG, ACCRA AND ANOTHER; EX-PARTE: LAM AG... [2017]DLHC3921

Date	2017-05-31
Suit No.	SUIT NO: HR/0073/2016
Citation No.	[2017]DLHC3921

JUSTICE GIFTY AGYEI ADDO HIGH COURT JUDGE.

NANA ASAA BONFUL FOR ISRAEL ACKAH ESQ. FOR THE APPLICANTS

HELENA FRENCH FOR THE RESPONDENTS.

NATHAN YARNEY ESQ. FOR THE INTERESTED PARTY.

[2017]DLHC3921
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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 COURT 1,
ADJABENG, ACCRA AND ANOTHER; EX-PARTE: LAM AGENCY&nbsp;&nbsp; AND ANOTHER<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT (HUMAN RIGHTS
DIVISION ONE), ACCRA]<o:p></o:p>SUIT NO: HR/0073/2016&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; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 31ST MAY,
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<o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>NANA ASAA BONFUL FOR ISRAEL ACKAH ESQ., FOR THE APPLICANTS. HELENA
FRENCH FOR THE RESPONDENTS.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;NATHAN YARNEY ESQ., 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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<o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>JUSTICE GIFTY AGYEI ADDO, HIGH COURT JUDGE. <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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<o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>

</div>JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>This is an application for an order of Certiorari to quash the
decision of the District Magistrate Court, Adjabeng, Accra, upon the grounds
that the District Magistrate lacked the jurisdiction and had no powers to set
aside the orders which were made by the Labadi District Court on 18th August,
2015. <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>A further ground is that the District Magistrate breached the
tested rules of natural justice when she proceeded on an application for
interlocutory injunction to make final orders disposing off the final subject
matter of the suit that was filed before her without taking evidence of the
parties. <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Thus, the Applicants’ complaint is on lack of jurisdiction of the
court and also the breach of the rules of natural justice by the said District
Court, Adjabeng, Accra. The facts which have led to the instant complaint of
the Applicants stemmed from a dispute that appears to have arisen involving the
Applicants on one hand and the Interested Party on the other hand, before the
Rent Control Department. The dispute had to do with the recovery of possession
of a shop occupied by the Interested Party but owned by the 1st Applicant
herein. In the events that happened, the 1st Applicant herein
obtained vacant possession of the shop, per an order from the District Court, Labadi,
on 18th August, 2015, whereupon the Interested Party was evicted. <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The fact of the eviction provoked the Interested Party herein to
institute an action at the District Court, Adjabeng, Accra, against the
Applicants herein and the Rent Control Department as Defendants therein. The
action in the District Court, Adjabeng, was coupled with an interlocutory
injunction for a three-pronged prayer: <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;
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An order to restrain all the
Defendants therein from dislodging the Plaintiff from the rented store. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;
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Reinstatement of all properties
of the Plaintiff in the store that may or have been dislodged. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;
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Account for same. <o:p></o:p><p</main>