THE REPUBLIC vs. BAFFOUR ATTA TWENEBOAH, NIFAHENE OF KUMAWU EX PARTE, ABUSUAPANIN KWAKU GYEKYEI AND ANOTHER [2018]DLCA4663

THE REPUBLIC vs. BAFFOUR ATTA TWENEBOAH, NIFAHENE OF KUMAWU EX PARTE, ABUSUAPAN... [2018]DLCA4663

Date	2018-06-27
Suit No.	SUIT NO. H1/22/2017
Citation No.	[2018]DLCA4663

ADUAMA OSEI J.A. (PRESIDING)

DZAMEFE J. A.

WELBOURNE (MRS) J. A.

FRANCIS KWABENA DARKO FOR APPLICANTS/APPELLANTS.

BRIGHT OBENG-MANU FOR RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT.

[2018]DLCA4663
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OSEI &nbsp;J.A. (PRESIDING), DZAMEFE &nbsp;J. A., WELBOURNE (MRS) J. A.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>WELBOURNE,
JA<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>This appeal
emanates from an appeal against the Ruling of the High Court dated 16th
April, 2015, dismissing the application for the committal of the Respondent/Respondent
for contempt of court.<o:p></o:p>In this appeal, the Applicants will be
described as the Appellants and the Respondent as Respondent.<o:p></o:p>The facts culminating in this appeal
are that on 20thOctober, 2014, the Appellant filed at the High Court,
Kumasi, a Motion on Notice for an order of Interlocutory Injunction pending
appeal. Preceding this, on 17th October, 2014, the High Court
presided over by P. K. Richardson had dismissed an application by the Appellants’
for certiorari and prohibition as well as an application for interlocutory
injunction restraining the Respondents in that suit from among others
continuing with the customary process leading to the installation or
enstoolment of Dr. Yaw Sarfo. Following the dismissal of both applications by
the High Court (Human Rights Division) Kumasi, the way was clear for the
installation ceremony of a new Omanhene for Kumawu.<o:p></o:p>On 30th October, 2014, the Respondent,
together with the Gyasehene of the Kumawu Traditional Area, the Queen mother of
Kumawu Traditional Area and in the presence of an Okyeame of the Otumfour, the
Asantehene and before the Oman of Kumawu, installed/enstooled Dr. Yaw Sarfo as
the Omanhene of the Kumawu Traditional Area under the stool name of Barima Sarfo
Tweneboah Kodua. It was after this event that the Respondent herein was served
with a Motion on Notice for an order of committal for contempt.<o:p></o:p>According to the Respondent he was not
served with the Motion for Interlocutory Injunction pending appeal which was
filed by the Appellants. The Appellants dissatisfied with the Ruling of the
High Court filed an appeal with the following grounds:<o:p></o:p>