THE SEED FUNDS SAVINGS & LOANS CO. LIMITED vs. CHUCATELL (GH) LTD, MOHAMMED ALHASSAN GOMDA, KE & T CONSULTING AND MINISTRY OF ROADS & HIGHWAYS AND CHUCATEL GHANA LIMITED & MOHAMMED ALHASSAN GOMDA vs. THE SEED FUNDS SAVINGS & LOANS CO. LIMITED [2019]DLHC10151

THE SEED FUNDS SAVINGS & LOANS CO. LIMITED vs. CHUCATELL (GH) LTD, MOHAMMED ALH... [2019]DLHC10151

Date	2019-11-29
Suit No.	GJ 1815/2017 - CM/TRPC/0004/2017
Citation No.	[2019]DLHC10151

JUSTICE GEORGE BUADI J

HANS AWUDE FOR THE SEED FUND IN BOTH SUITS.

ALI GOMDAH ABDUL-SAMAD FOR CHUCATEL AND MOHAMMED ALI GOMDAD IN BOTH SUITS.

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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" ><span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
text-align:center;line-height:115%"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:#00B0F0">THE SEED FUNDS SAVINGS &amp; LOANS
CO. LIMITED<u><o:p></o:p></u></span></b></p>

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text-align:center;line-height:115%"><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
text-align:center;line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">[HIGH
COURT (CRIMINAL DIVISION 5), ACCRA]<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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text-align:center;line-height:115%;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">GJ 1815/2017 - CM/TRPC/0004/2017&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;DATE: 29<sup>TH</sup> NOVEMBER
2019<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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justify;line-height:115%"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;, serif;">COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>

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justify;line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;, serif;">HANS
AWUDE FOR THE SEED FUND IN BOTH SUITS.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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justify;line-height:115%;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Book Antiqua&quot;, serif;">ALI GOMDAH ABDUL-SAMAD FOR CHUCATEL AND
MOHAMMED ALI GOMDAD IN BOTH SUITS.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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justify;line-height:115%"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">CORAM:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>

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mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:
justify;line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">1.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Claims and counterclaims by the parties
in this consolidated suit are extensive and contrasting. Not only did 1<sup>st</sup>
and 2<sup>nd</sup> defendants raise a counterclaim to plaintiff’s Seed Fund’s suit,
but that the said defendants also mounted separate suit contemporaneously
against the plaintiff Seed Fund based on the same facts and contractual
relationship. I can say with calmness however that the underlying thread, indeed
the triable issues in both separate suits are not as extensive and contrasting
as the frightening bulky and extensive pleadings and evidence at trial suggest.
This is because the suits were based ostensibly on the same cause of action.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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justify;line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">1.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The two suits were trudging before two
separate courts. By the hand and order of the Lady Chief Justice dated 12
November 2018, the suits were transferred to this court - Commercial 5, which
later upon application consolidated them to be tried together. Plaintiff Seed
Funds claims separate reliefs against four defendants jointly and severally. By
its amended writ of summons<a href="file:///C:/Users/aggie/Desktop/2020-21/Criminal/The%20Seed%20Funds%20-%20Consolidated%20(2021_01_25%2010_26_20%20UTC).docx#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">[1]</span></span></span></a>,
the claim against Chucatel and its managing director (1<sup>st</sup> and 2<sup>nd</sup>
defendants) are:<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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margin-left:72.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-36.0pt;
line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">i&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Recovery
of the sum of GH</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">₵</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">361,524.64
(Three Hundred and Sixty One Thousand Five Hundred and Twenty Four Cedis and Sixty
Four Pesewas) being the principal sum under the Restructured Facility.<o:p></o:p></span></p>