ADOLF SIEVERS GHANA LIMITED vs. DRIVERS AND VEHICLES LICENSING AUTH. [2019]DLHC10550

Date	2019-11-26
Suit No.	SUIT NO: GJ/635/2017
Citation No.	[2019]DLHC10550

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE KWEKU T. ACKAAH-BOAFO

MR. FRANK E.B. YANKEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF - PRESENT

SARIATU MUSA FROKO FOR THE DEFENDANT - PRESENT

[2019]DLHC10550
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >ADOLF SIEVERS GHANA
LIMITED<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>DRIVERS AND VEHICLES
LICENSING AUTH.<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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padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">SUIT
NO: GJ/635/2017&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;DATE: <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">26TH NOVEMBER, 2019<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>MR. FRANK E.B. YANKEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF
- 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;">

SARIATU
MUSA FROKO FOR THE DEFENDANT -&nbsp;&nbsp; PRESENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE KWEKU T. ACKAAH-BOAFO<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0cm;">

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</div>&nbsp;i.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Introduction:<o:p></o:p>[1]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; It
recalls that on May 2, 2017 the Plaintiff claimed against the Defendant the
following:<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; a) An order for an outstanding sum of
GH¢173,520.51<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; b) Interest on the principal sum from the due date till date
of final payment.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; c) Cost<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;[2]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; After
the service of the writ and its accompanying statement of claim on the
Defendant, Appearance was entered on May 10, 2017 after which a statement of
defence was filed by the Defendant on May 24, 2017. The record shows that after
the service of the Defendant’s Statement of Defence on Plaintiff’ Counsel,
there was a lull in the proceedings until the Plaintiff filed an application
for directions on October 12, 2017. <o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-MY" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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mso-ansi-language:EN-MY">ii.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Issues
for Trial<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-MY" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:
&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-ansi-language:EN-MY">[3]<span lang="EN-MY" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;
mso-ansi-language:EN-MY">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; At the
close of pleadings the issues which were set down for determination at the
trial by the Plaintiff were five and the Defendant also filed 3 additional
issues. The Plaintiff’s issues were as follows:<o:p></o:p>i.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Whether
or not the Defendant granted Plaintiff authorization to produce vehicle and
motor cycle number plates for Sunyani, Tamale and Wa.<o:p></o:p>