THE REPUBLIC vs. FRANCIS KWAME DUMENU AND FRANK NTUMI; EX PARTE AARON MORNY AND GODWIN MORNY [2018]DLHC4080

THE REPUBLIC vs. FRANCIS KWAME DUMENU AND FRANK NTUMI; EX PARTE AARON MORNY AND... [2018]DLHC4080

Date	2018-11-28
Suit No.	SUIT NO. E12/3/18
Citation No.	[2018]DLHC4080

(SGD) JUSTICE MATHEW KYEREMATENG HIGH COURT JUDGE

[2018]DLHC4080
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >THE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>FRANCIS KWAME DUMENU AND
FRANK NTUMI; EX PARTE AARON MORNY AND GODWIN MORNY<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT, HO]<o:p></o:p>SUIT
NO. E12/3/18&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;28TH
NOVEMBER, 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>(SGD)
JUSTICE MATHEW KYEREMATENG HIGH COURT JUDGE <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>RULING<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>On
19/9/2018, the applicants filed the
instant application for an order of committal to prison of the Respondents
herein. <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The
applicants accused the Respondents of breaking the law by disrespecting a
binding order of the District Magistrate Court, Kadjebi dated 16th July, 2018
(copy attached and marked EXHIBIT “AG 3") and hereby bringing the
administration of justice into disrepute. <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The
parties filed affidavits and a number of exhibits and annexures in support of
their respective cases. <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>It
is instructive to note that the parties appeared in person. They had no legal
representations. I proceed to summarize their cases. <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>APPLICANTS
CASE <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;
mso-pagination:none;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo1;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;
mso-border-shadow:yes">a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; That
the applicants instituted an action against the Respondents at the District
Magistrate Court, Kadjebi on 2nd March, 2018. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;
mso-pagination:none;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo1;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;
mso-border-shadow:yes">b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; That
during the pendency of the action the applicants filed Motion on Notice for
Interim Injunction restraining the Respondents, their agents or workers from
further harvesting or destroying crops and economic trees on the disputed land.
Copy of the motion paper and affidavit attached as EXHIBIT “AG2”. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;
mso-pagination:none;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo1;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;
mso-border-shadow:yes">c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; That
on 16th July, 2018 the District Magistrate Court, Kadjebi granted an order of
Interlocutory Injunction restraining the Respondents, their agents and workers
from entering the disputed land by way of harvesting or destroying crops and
economic trees (copy of order of Interlocutory Injunction attached as EXHIBIT
“AG 3”). <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;
mso-pagination:none;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo1;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;
mso-border-shadow:yes">d.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; That
notwithstanding the existence of order of Interim Injunction, the Respondents
and their labourers entered the disputed land and harvested cocoa pods and
caused massive destruction to the farm cottage. (Attached as EXHIBIT “AG 4” are
photographs of br</main>