DAVID KWADZO AMETEFE vs. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND MARTIN ALAMISI AMIDU [2017]DLSC2493

Date	2017-02-01
Suit No.	WRIT NO: J1/3/2017
Citation No.	[2017]DLSC2493

AKUFFO (MS) JSC (PRESIDING)

ANSAH JSC

ADINYIRA (MRS) JSC

DOTSE JSC

BAFFOE-BONNIE JSC

GBADEGBE JSC

BENIN JSC

OSAFO BUABENG WITH HIM STEPHEN CHAWEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF /RESPONDENT

MRS. DOROTHY AFRIYIE ANSAH (CHIEF STATE ATTORNEY) WITH HER MICHELLE KWARTENG (ASSISTANT ATTORNEY) FOR THE 1ST DEFENDANT /RESPONDENT

2ND DEFENDANT/APPLICANT APPEARS FOR HIMSELF.

[2017]DLSC2493
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >DAVID KWADZO AMETEFE<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND
MARTIN ALAMISI AMIDU.<o:p></o:p>[SUPREME COURT, 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 APPEAL NO. J1/3/2017&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; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;DATE: 1ST FEBUARY, 2017<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>OSAFO BUABENG WITH HIM
STEPHEN CHAWEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF /RESPONDENT.<o:p></o:p>MRS. DOROTHY AFRIYIE ANSAH
(CHIEF STATE ATTORNEY) WITH HER MICHELLE KWARTENG (ASSISTANT ATTORNEY) FOR THE
1ST DEFENDANT /RESPONDENT.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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2ND
DEFENDANT/APPLICANT APPEARS FOR HIMSELF.<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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AKUFFO (MS) JSC (PRESIDING), ANSAH JSC, ADINYIRA
(MRS) JSC, DOTSE JSC, BAFFOE-BONNIE JSC, GBADEGBE JSC AND BENIN JSC<o:p></o:p>

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RULING
ON PRELIMINARY OBJECTION<o:p></o:p>

</div>S.&nbsp; A.&nbsp;
B.&nbsp; AKUFFO (MS) JSC:-<o:p></o:p>Brief Background <o:p></o:p>On
23rd November 2016, the Plaintiff herein, in his capacity as a
citizen of Ghana, caused to be issued in this Court a writ against the Defendants
herein claiming the following reliefs:- <o:p></o:p>“1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A
declaration that upon a true and proper interpretation of Articles 2(1), 128,
130 and 134 of the 1992 Constitution a single Justice of the Supreme (Court)
has no jurisdiction to determine matter(s) involving the interpretation and
enforcement of the Constitution.<o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A
declaration that the ruling of his Lordship Justice Anin Yeboah, JSC, sitting
as a single Justice of the Supreme Court, delivered on 16th November
2016 in the case intituled Martin Alamisi Amidu v. The Attorney General &amp; 2
Ors (Civil Motion No. J8/9/2017) granting the opportunity to Martin Alamisi
Amidu to execute the judgment in Martin Alamisi Amidu v. The Attorney General
and 2 Ors Suit No. J7/10.2013 is inconsistent with the provisions of Articles
2(1), 128, 130 and 134 of the 1992 Constitution.<o:p></o:p>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A
declaration that upon a true and proper interpretation of Articles 2(1) and 88
of the 1992 Constitution, a private person does not have the capacity to
execute a judgment in favour of the state.<o:p></o:p>4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A
declaration that the ruling of His Lordship, Justice Anin Yeboah, JSC, sitting
as a single Justice of the Supreme Court, delivered on 16th
November, 2016 in the case intituled Martin Alamisi Amidu v. The Attorney
General &amp; 2 Ors (Civil Motion No. J8/9/2017) granting the opportunity to
Martin Alamisi Amidu to execute the judgment in Martin Alamisi Amidu v. The
Attorney General and 2 Ors Suit No. J7/10.2013 is unconstitutional.<o:p></o:p>5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An
order of this Honourable Court setting aside the order of His Lordship, Justice
Anin Yeboah, JSC, granting opportunity to Martin Alamisi Amidu to orally
examine Alfred Agbesi Woyome.<o:p></o:p>6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Any
further or other orders as this Honourable Court may deem fit.”<o:p></o:p>A Statement of the Plaintiff’s case was
appended to the said writ, setting out the grounds for the reliefs claimed. The
said grounds are not of particular relevance for the purposes of this Ruling
and therefore we will advert to them only where necessary. On 5th
December 2016, the 2nd Defendant filed his Statement of Case and
also filed a notice of intention to raise a Preliminary Objection. The grounds
for the objection were set out in an</main>