CARL ABUSAH & ANOR. vs. BUSY INTERNET GHANA LTD. [2019]DLHC10194

Date	2019-12-03
Suit No.	SUIT NO. IL/0147/2019
Citation No.	[2019]DLHC10194

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE ANANDA J. AIKINS (MRS).

GARRY NIMAKO MARFO COUNSEL FOR THE DEFENDANT/APPLICANT PRESENT

JOSEPH BERNARD ASHALLEY WITH LADY-ANN ESSUMAN COUNSEL FOR THE PLAINTIFFS/RESPONDENTS PRESENT

[2019]DLHC10194
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color:#00B0F0;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">CARL ABUSAH
&amp; ANOR.<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
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EN-GB;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">(PLAINTIFFS)<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;
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color:#00B0F0;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">vs.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;
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color:#00B0F0;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">BUSY INTERNET
GHANA LTD.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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EN-GB;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:
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COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

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EN-GB;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">SUIT NO. IL/0147/2019&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;DATE:
3RD DECEMBER, 2019<o:p></o:p>

</div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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EN-GB">COUNSEL:<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
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115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">GARRY NIMAKO MARFO, COUNSEL
FOR THE DEFENDANT/APPLICANT PRESENT<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:
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EN-GB">JOSEPH BERNARD ASHALLEY WITH LADY-ANN ESSUMAN, COUNSEL FOR THE
PLAINTIFFS/RESPONDENTS PRESENT<o:p></o:p>

</div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">&nbsp;Ruling
on Preliminary legal objection raised by Counsel for Plaintiff<o:p></o:p>The preliminary legal objection raised
by plaintiff Counsel has to do with the entry of appearance filed by the
defendant/applicant on 8th November, 2019.&nbsp; He says that after judgment had been entered
against the defendant on the 24th October, 2019, the defendant ought
not to have filed an appearance except with the leave of this Court.<o:p></o:p>The plaintiff Counsel has referred the
Court to order 9 rule 6 91) of C.I. 47 which says<o:p></o:p>“ A defendant may not file appearance
after judgment has been entered in the action except with leave of Court”<o:p></o:p>The plaintiff Counsel therefore
requests the Court to strike out the notice of appearance as well as all other
processes that has been filed by the defendant since same were filed without
the leave of the Court and also that they were filed after judgment had already
been entered in the action.<o:p></o:p>The defendant Counsel is opposed to
this submission. He says the Court has the discretion to cure this defect under
Order 81 of the Rules and thus allow the substantive application of the
defendant, which is a request for the judgment entered on 24th
October, 2019 to be set aside, to be moved.<o:p></o:p>The Court has considered the
submissions of both Counsel and has also adverted its mind to Order 9 rule 6 (1)
of the C.I. 47 and the Court is of the opinion that the objection raised by
plaintiff Counsel is without merit and so same is overruled. The application to
set aside judgment in default of appearance will be heard on the merits.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;(SGD)<o:p></o:p>