HANNAH ASANTE AND FRANCIS ASANTE (APPLICANTS) vs. KWADJO ASANTE CONTRACT LIMITED AND 6 ORS (RESPONDENTS) [2018]DLHC7328

HANNAH ASANTE AND FRANCIS ASANTE (APPLICANTS) vs. KWADJO ASANTE CONTRACT LIMITED... [2018]DLHC7328

Date	2018-02-09
Suit No.	SUIT NO: MISC/0096/2017
Citation No.	[2018]DLHC7328

HIS LORDSHIP SAMUEL K. A. ASIEDU J.

SOLOMON BOYE BONSU ESQ. FOR APPLICANT.

NO LEGAL RREPRESENTATION FOR RESPONDENTS

[2018]DLHC7328
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >IN THE MATTER OF THE
COMPANIES ACT, 1963 (ACT 179)<o:p></o:p>AND<o:p></o:p>IN THE MATTER OF KWADJO
ASANTE CONTRACT LIMITED<o:p></o:p>AND<o:p></o:p>IN THE MATTER OF AN
APPLICATION UNDER SECTIONS 99, 217 AND 218 OF THE COMPANIES ACT 1963 (ACT 179)<o:p></o:p>HANNAH ASANTE AND FRANCIS ASANTE<o:p></o:p>(APPLICANTS)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>KWADJO ASANTE CONTRACT
LIMITED AND 6 ORS<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT (COMMERCIAL 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: MISC/0096/2017&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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:
9TH FEBRUARY, 2018<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL: <o:p></o:p>SOLOMON BOYE BONSU ESQ.,
FOR APPLICANT.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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NO
LEGAL RREPRESENTATION FOR RESPONDENTS<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>HIS LORDSHIP SAMUEL K. A.
ASIEDU, J.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>By
an originating motion on notice filed on the 7th June 2017, the applicants
herein pray the court for the following reliefs: <o:p></o:p>(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A
declaration that the 1st respondent company is administering its
business and carrying on its affairs in a manner that does not comply with its
Regulations and the Companies Act, 1963 (Act 179)<o:p></o:p>(ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A
declaration that the appointment of the 2nd, 3rd and 4th
respondents as directors of the 1st respondent company is wrongful
and does not comply with the Regulations of the 1st Respondent and
the Companies Act, 1963 (Act 179).<o:p></o:p>(iii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A
declaration that the affairs of the 1st respondent company over the
period from 23rd December, 2010 till date were conducted and are
being conducted in breach of sections 99, 124, 125 and 131 of the Companies Act,
1963 (Act 179).<o:p></o:p>(iv)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A
declaration that the 5th and 6th respondents do not have
any locus to control and/or manage the affairs of the 1st respondent
company.<o:p></o:p>(v)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</main>