GRACE ANKOMAH vs. ECOBANK (GH) LTD. [2019]DLHC10272

Date	2019-01-16
Suit No.	SUIT NO. IL/001/19
Citation No.	[2019]DLHC10272

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE ANANDA J. AIKINS (MRS).

FRANCISCA SERWAA BOATENG COUNSEL FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT PRESENT

ERNEST OSEI-AFFUL COUNSEL FOR THE DEFENDANT/APPLICANT PRESENT

[2019]DLHC10272
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >GRACE ANKOMAH<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>ECOBANK (GH) LTD.<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;">

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mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">SUIT NO. IL/001/19&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 JANUARY 2019<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>ASIEDU DERRICK REPRESENTING
PLAINTIFF PRESENT<o:p></o:p>DEFENDANT REPRESENTED BY
JOSEPH AYIRE PRESENT<o:p></o:p>FRANCISCA SERWAA BOATENG,
COUNSEL FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT 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;">

ERNEST
OSEI-AFFUL, COUNSEL FOR THE DEFENDANT/APPLICANT PRESENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<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;">

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

</div>&nbsp;MOTION ON NOTICE TO SET ASIDE WRIT OF SUMMONS<o:p></o:p>X&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; X&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; X&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; X<o:p></o:p>RULING<o:p></o:p>The defendant/applicant has requested this Court
to set aside the plaintiff/respondent’s Writ of Summons and attached Statement
of Claim on the ground that same is incompetent and incurably defective.<o:p></o:p>In his oral submissions before this Court, counsel
for the applicant made reference to Section 11 of the Revenue Administration
Act of 2016, Act 915 and stated that the plaintiff/respondent ought to have
endorsed her tax identification number on the Writ of Summons and that her
failure to do that amounted to non-compliance with the provisions of the above
quoted Act and that this makes her Writ a nullity and therefore it should be
set aside by the Court.<o:p></o:p>In her response to the submission of applicant’s
counsel, the counsel for the respondent stated that the procedure adopted by
the counsel for the applicant was wrong in that he ought to have given notice
of the fact that he was going to object to the Writ of Summons on point of law.
She therefore requested the Court to refuse the application and dismiss same.<o:p></o:p>The Court has considered the submissions of both
counsel and also the affidavits of both parties and the Court is of the opinion
that indeed, the procedure adopted by counsel for the defendant/applicant was
wrong. He ought to have given notice of his intention to object to the Writ on
grounds of law to enable the plaintiff’s counsel to prepare her response
accordingly. <o:p></o:p>In the circumstances this application does not
find favour with this Court and same is refused. No award of costs against
defendant/applicant.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>(SGD)<o:p></o:p>JUSTICE ANANDA J. AIKINS
(MRS).<o:p></o:p>JUSTICE OF THE HIGH COURT<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

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