THE REPUBLIC vs. ANYETEI NUNO EX PARTE BENNET QUAROO [2018]DLCA4492

Date	2018-03-01
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. H1/148/2017
Citation No.	[2018]DLCA4492

F. KUSI-APPIAH JA (PRESIDING)

E. K. AYEBI JA

SIMON G. SUUREBAAREH JA

MR. KENNETH KUDJORDJIE FOR APPELLANT/RESPONDENT

MISS AFIA ACHEAMPOMAA DUA FOR THE APPLICANT/ RESPONDENT

[2018]DLCA4492
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >THE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>ANYETEI NUNO<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>EX PARTE BENNET QUAROO
(APPLICANT/RESPONDENT)<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
APPEAL NO.&nbsp; H1/148/2017&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;THURSDAY,
1ST MARCH 2018<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MR. KENNETH KUDJORDJIE FOR
APPELLANT/RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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MISS
AFIA ACHEAMPOMAA DUA FOR THE APPLICANT/ RESPONDENT <o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>F.
KUSI-APPIAH JA (PRESIDING), E. K. AYEBI JA, SIMON G. SUUREBAAREH JA<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>AYEBI,
JA<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
This
appeal emanated from the grant of the applicant/respondent’s motion for an
order for committal of the respondent/appellant for contempt of court by the
High Court.&nbsp; This motion was preceded by
several ones, all against the respondent/appellant by the same group of people
whom the applicant/respondent claimed he represents in this motion he filed
against the respondent/appellant.<o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
And
the genesis of this motion and the earlier ones is this: Somewhere in 2002, the
Ministry of Tourism and the La Traditional Council signed a Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU) for the joint management of the La Pleasure Beach.&nbsp; In the suit No. 832/2012 instituted LA
DADEKOTOPON YOUTH ASSOCIATION VRS NII KPOBI TETTEH TSURU &amp; 19 ORS., the
plaintiff sued the defendants for their failure, refusal or neglect to account to
the people of LA who are the stakeholders and beneficiaries as per the terms of
the MOU.<o:p></o:p>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
During
the pendency of the suit, the plaintiff filed an application for an order of
interlocutory injunction to restrain the defendants from managing the
beach.&nbsp; The court granted the order of
interlocutory injunction and restrained the defendants therein.&nbsp; The court also went on to make orders for the
running of the beach in the interim pending the determination of the suit.&nbsp; The order of the court states:<o:p></o:p>“It is hereby ordered that an Interim Management
Committee comprising three (3) persons be established to manage the La Beach to
be constituted by one person each from the plaintiffs, the GTDC and the La
Traditional Council.&nbsp; The Committee is to
as a matter of urgency set up the fund agreed to under the Memorandum of
Understanding into which the proceeds meant for that purpose are to be
deposited and utilized in realization of the objects of the creation of the
said fund.&nbsp; The Committee is to furnish
the Court with monthly returns of their operations.&nbsp; The Committee is to obtain value books
(receipts) from the Ghana Revenue Authority.&nbsp;
This order is to be carried out forthwith pending the speedy trial of
the subject matter of the instant action.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>It is hereby further ordered that the plaintiffs do provide
an undertaking as provided for under Order 25 rule 9.&nbsp; Since they are to provide an undertaking, the
chairman of the Committee is to be nominated by the plaintiffs.&nbsp; Decisions of the Committee are to be taken by
a majority with the Chairman having a casting vote”.<o:p></o:p>4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
This
order was made on 3rd December 2013.&nbsp;
The respondent/appellant was appointed by the plaintiff as their
representative on the Interim Management Committee (IMC) and in accordance with
the order of the court became the Chairman of the IMC.&nbsp; On 21st October 2014, the court
delivered final judgment in the matter.&nbsp;
The court observed that during period of operations of the IMC, the sum
of GH¢89,000.00 was realized as being 30% of the 80% of the proceeds.&nbsp; Out of the total sum, 20% has been duly paid
to the Traditional Council.<o:p></o:p>