THE REPUBLIC vs. THE DISTRICT COURT MENA KUMA & ANOR [2018]DLCA6199

Date	2018-11-28
Suit No.	SUIT NO. H1/06/18
Citation No.	[2018]DLCA6199

MARIAMA OWUSU J.A. (PRESIDING)

HENRY A. KWOFIE J. A.

AMA GAISIE (MRS) J. A.

SHADRACK YEBOAH OBENG ESQ. FOR INTERESTED PARTIES/APPELLANTS

MATTHEW APPIAH ESQ. FOR APPLICANT/RESPONDENT.

[2018]DLCA6199
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >THE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>THE DISTRICT COURT<o:p></o:p>(APPLICANT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>MENA KUMA &amp; ANOR<o:p></o:p>(INTERESTED
PARTIES/APPELLANTS)<o:p></o:p>[COURT
OF APPEAL, KUMASI]<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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SUIT NO. H1/06/18&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; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; DATE: 28TH NOVEMBER, 2018 <o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>SHADRACK YEBOAH OBENG ESQ.
FOR INTERESTED PARTIES/APPELLANTS<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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MATTHEW
APPIAH ESQ. FOR APPLICANT/RESPONDENT.<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>MARIAMA OWUSU J.A. (PRESIDING),
HENRY A. KWOFIE J. A., AMA GAISIE (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>MARIAMA OWUSU, JA<o:p></o:p>On
31st July, 2015 the High Court, Mampong Ashanti, granted the
applicant’s application for certiorari and quashed the judgment of the District
Magistrate Court, Effiduase-Ashanti, dated 28th October, 2010, as
being void on the ground of being a mistake.<o:p></o:p>Dissatisfied
with the decision of the High Court, the interested parties/appellants appealed
to the Court of Appeal on the following grounds:<o:p></o:p>a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The trial Judge erred when he held
that the orders of the High Court dated 10th February, 2005 was a
mistake and therefore void.<o:p></o:p>b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; That the trial Judge erred by ordering
for the judgment of the District Magistrate Court, Effiduase to be quashed.<o:p></o:p>Further
grounds to be filed when the records are ready.<o:p></o:p>The
relief sought from the Court of Appeal is to set aside the honourable court’s
said ruling dated 31st July, 2015 and rule in favour of the
interested party.<o:p></o:p>The
matters culminating in the present appeal are as follows:<o:p></o:p>On
2nd April, 2015, the applicant/respondent (herein referred to as
respondent) filed an application for judicial review in the nature of
certiorari for the purposes of bringing up and quashing the judgment of the
District Court, Effiduase-Ashanti dated 28th October, 2010 in Suit
No. A9/6/09 entitled.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; In
the Matter of <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Opanin
Kwaku Nkansah<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Vs.<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp</main>