D.K. OWUSU & 85 ORS. vs. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL [2019]DLHC10199

Date	2019-07-31
Suit No.	SUIT NO. IL/0020/2019
Citation No.	[2019]DLHC10199

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE ANANDA J. AIKINS (MRS).

MR ADJABENG AKRASI COUNSEL FOR THE PLAINTIFFS PRESENT

COUNSEL FOR THE DEFENDANT ABSENT

[2019]DLHC10199
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >D.K. OWUSU &amp; 85 ORS.<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFFS)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>THE ATTORNEY GENERAL<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH
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;">

SUIT
NO. IL/0020/2019&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; DATE: 31ST JULY, 2019<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MR
ADJABENG AKRASI, COUNSEL FOR THE PLAINTIFFS 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;">

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LADYSHIP JUSTICE ANANDA J. AIKINS (MRS).<o:p></o:p>

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</div>&nbsp;The High Court (Civil Procedure) Rules,
2004 (C.I 47) provides per Order 11 rule 18 as follows:-<o:p></o:p>18(1) “The Court may at any stage of
the proceedings order any pleading or anything in any pleading to be struck out
on the ground that <o:p></o:p>a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
It
discloses no reasonable cause of action or defence; or <o:p></o:p>b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
It
is scandalous, frivolous or vexatious; or<o:p></o:p>c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
It
may prejudice, embarrass, or delay the fair trial of the action; or<o:p></o:p>d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
It
is otherwise an abuse of the process of the Court,<o:p></o:p>and may order the action to be stayed
or dismissed or judgment to be entered accordingly.<o:p></o:p>(2)&nbsp; No evidence whatsoever shall be admissible on
an application under sub rule 1(a).<o:p></o:p>&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>&nbsp; The plaintiffs/applicants hereinafter called
the plaintiffs have brought the present application under the above quoted
order with particular reference to sub rule 1(a) (b) and (d) and has requested
the&nbsp;&nbsp; Court to strike</main>