JUDICIAL SERVICE STAFF ASSOCIATION OF GHANA vs. MAN CAPITAL AND OTHERS [2018]DLHC4066

Date	2018-03-03
Suit No.	SUIT NO. E2/28/2018
Citation No.	[2018]DLHC4066

ERIC BAAH JUSTICE OF THE HIGH COURT

[2018]DLHC4066
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ASSOCIATION OF GHANA<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>MAN CAPITAL AND OTHERS<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT, HO]<o:p></o:p>SUIT
NO. E2/28/2018&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; 3RD MARCH, 2018 <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>ERIC
BAAH
JUSTICE OF THE HIGH COURT <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>BY
COURT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>The
plaintiff filed a motion on notice for judgment in default of the defendants
defence. Upon receipt of it, the defendants caused their lawyer, Ernest Owusu
Aboagye to file a motion to dismiss the plaintiff's suit. <o:p></o:p>The
said motion is so peculiar and irregular. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;
mso-pagination:none;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;
mso-border-shadow:yes">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp; The
motion is a photocopy. The question is, where is the original? It is not proper
for a lawyer to file a photocopy of a motion. If the original could not be
found after it had been filed, the Registrar should have
certified as true copy, the photocopy
from the defendants counsel before it could be placed on the docket. In its
present form, the court cannot deal with it. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;
mso-pagination:none;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;
mso-border-shadow:yes">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp; Since
it is a photocopy, the signature on it is also a photocopy. The court
cannot be sure that the signature / and
the motion are an authentic copy. <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Aside
the above, counsel for the defendant is absent without any formal excuse. The
1st defendant says he asked him to ask for
next Friday. It cannot be accepted that the defendants who have caused delay of
the case; resulting in plaintiffs application for judgment, could be so
careless in the handling of the matter. Based on the above, I dismiss the
defendants motion to dismiss the plaintiffs suit as
irregular and also for lack of prosecution. <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>BY C