THE CHIEF JUSTICE, JUDICIAL SERVICE OF GHANA (RESPONDENT) EX PARTE: JOHN ALPHONSO COLEMAN (APPLICANT) EVELYN YAWA RENNER, CECILIA COLEMAN AND SARAH COLEMEN (INTERESTED PARTIES) [2018]DLHC7311

THE CHIEF JUSTICE, JUDICIAL SERVICE OF GHANA (RESPONDENT) EX PARTE: JOHN ALPHONS... [2018]DLHC7311

Date	2018-10-16
Suit No.	SUIT NO: GJ/1387/2019
Citation No.	[2018]DLHC7311

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE KWEKU T. ACKAAH-BOAFO

THADDEUS SORY WITH NUHELA SEIDU FOR THE APPLICANT

CHRISTIANA AWOONOR-ANDERSON (ASA) FOR THE RESPONDENT

IRENE ABORCHIE-NYAHE FOR THE INTERESTED PARTY

[2018]DLHC7311
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >IN THE MATTER OF SUIT NO. E7/07/2016 INTITULED EVELYN YAWA
RENNER AND TWO OTHERS vs. JOHN ALFONSO COLEMAN<o:p></o:p>AND<o:p></o:p>IN THE MATTER OF AN
APPLICATION INVOKING THE JUDICIAL REVIEW JURISDICTION OF THE HIGH COURT AGAISNT
THE DIRECTIVE OF THE CHIEF JUSTICE CONTAINED IN LETTERS DATED THE 4TH DAY OF
JANUARY, 2019 AND THE 6TH DAY OF MAY, 2019<o:p></o:p>AND<o:p></o:p>IN THE MATTER OF THE
REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>THE CHIEF JUSTICE,
JUDICIAL SERVICE OF GHANA<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>EX PARTE: JOHN ALPHONSO COLEMAN<o:p></o:p>(APPLICANT)<o:p></o:p>EVELYN YAWA RENNER, CECILIA COLEMAN AND SARAH COLEMEN<o:p></o:p>(INTERESTED PARTIES)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[HIGH
COURT (GENERAL JURISDICTION DIVISION), ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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SUIT NO: GJ/1387/2019 &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; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; DATE: 16TH OCTOBER, 2018<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:
<o:p></o:p>THADDEUS SORY WITH NUHELA
SEIDU FOR THE APPLICANT <o:p></o:p>CHRISTIANA
AWOONOR-ANDERSON (ASA) FOR THE RESPONDENT <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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IRENE
ABORCHIE-NYAHE FOR THE INTERESTED PARTY <o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE KWEKU
T. ACKAAH-BOAFO <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>APPLICATION FOR JUDICIAL
REVIEW – ORDER 55 RULE 4(1) OF CI47 <o:p></o:p>i.
Introduction/Overview [1] This is an application in
the nature of Certiorari brought
pursuant to Order 55 Rule 4 (1) of the High Court Civil Procedure Rules, 2004 C.I.
47. The Applicant, contends that the Chief Justice, being the
Respondent unreasonably exercised her discretionary powers when she transferred
his case pending at the High Court “A”, Tema to the High Court “1”, Sekondi. He
is therefore praying this Court to declare that the directive contained in the
Chief Justice’s letter dated January 4, 2019 was in breach of his right to
administrative justice and therefore should be quashed by an order of
Certiorari. The Applicant is also praying the Court to declare the Chief Justice’s
letter of May 6, 2019 as unreasonable and not in compliance with the
requirements of the law regulating the exercise of discretion and therefore
should be quashed. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:29.25pt;margin-right:260.85pt;margin-bottom:
0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:
none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:
yes">[2] Order 55 Rule 1 (a) and 4 (2) state: <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:8.85pt;margin-right:268.8pt;margin-bottom:
0in;margin-left:1.0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:
none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:
yes">“1. An application for;
<o:p></o:p>