IN THE MATTER OF AN APPLICATION UNDER SECTION 217 OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 1963 (ACT 179) AS AMENDED. EMMANUEL OWUSU SARPONG (APPLICANTS) AND DZIFA AGETEPEY NTIRI vs. AUDIO VISUAL RIGHTS SOCIETY OF GHANA (ARSOG) (RESPONDENTS), RICHARD PREMPEH (BOARD CHAIRMAN ARSOG ACCRA) AND TWUMASI ANKRAH (CHAIRPERSON OF THE ELECTORAL COMMITTEE OF ARSOG) [2018]DLHC7038

IN THE MATTER OF AN APPLICATION UNDER SECTION 217 OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 1963 (AC... [2018]DLHC7038

Date	2018-02-22
Suit No.	SUIT NO. MISC.0172/17
Citation No.	[2018]DLHC7038

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE JANAPARE A. BARTELS-KODWO (MRS.)

EDDIE MCCARTHY HOLDING BRIEF FOR NANA AKWASI AWUAH FOR THE APPLICANTS

[2018]DLHC7038
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >IN THE MATTER OF AN
APPLICATION UNDER SECTION 217 OF THE<o:p></o:p>COMPANIES ACT, 1963 (ACT
179) AS AMENDED.<o:p></o:p>EMMANUEL OWUSU SARPONG (APPLICANTS)
AND DZIFA AGETEPEY NTIRI<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>AUDIO VISUAL RIGHTS
SOCIETY OF GHANA (ARSOG) (RESPONDENTS), RICHARD PREMPEH (BOARD CHAIRMAN ARSOG
ACCRA) AND TWUMASI ANKRAH (CHAIRPERSON OF THE ELECTORAL COMMITTEE OF ARSOG)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p>SUIT NO. MISC.0172/17&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:
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</div>COUNSEL: <o:p></o:p>EDDIE MCCARTHY HOLDING BRIEF FOR NANA AKWASI AWUAH FOR THE
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</div>&nbsp;CORAM:<o:p></o:p>HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE JANAPARE A. BARTELS-KODWO (MRS.)<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>RULING ON PRELIMINARY
OBJECTION<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>By originating notice of motion filed on 5th October
2017, the Applicants sought the following reliefs against the Respondents. <o:p></o:p>(a) A
declaration that the purported constitution signed by the 2nd Defendant
and Board Secretary on 30th August, 2016 is illegal and of no legal
effect to the affairs of the 1st Defendant Company. <o:p></o:p>(b) A further
declaration that the purported elections scheduled for Friday 6th October,
2017 is illegal. <o:p></o:p>(c) An order
of perpetual injunction against the 1st, 2nd and 3rd
Respondents restraining them from proceeding to conduct the said
elections on the scheduled date. <o:p></o:p>(d) A
declaration that the conduct of the 1st and 2nd Defendants
by failing to call for general meetings is illegal. <o:p></o:p>(e) A further
declaration that the supposed audited accounts for 2013 to 2015 are illegal and
thus do not form part of the official records of the Company. <o:p></o:p>The Respondents raised a preliminary legal objection to the
proprietary of the application as brought. They submitted that since the relief
sought is an injunction against them the proper procedure to come by is a Writ
as provided for under Section 25 of the High Court &amp; Civil Procedure Rules,
2014, C.I.47. <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Learned Counsel for the Respondents argues that though Section 217
of Act 179 provides for relief of an Interlocutory Injunction it remained
silent on the procedure to be adopted when applying for the relief. Therefore
since Order 2 Rule 2 of C.I. 47 provides that “subject to any existing enactment to the contrary all civil
proceedings shall be commenced by the filing of a writ of summons”, the
Applicants should proceed by a Writ. This he said is the position taken by the
learned author Odgers on Pleadings and Practise where at page 359 he states
that <o:p></o:p>“Proceedings
may be commenced by Originating Notice of Motion IF, BUT ONLY IF this procedure
is permitted by the Rules or Statute”. <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>