THE REPUBLIC vs. GEORGE ODIASE AND FIVE OTHERS EX PARTE: GLORIE OSAFO AGYEMANG-DUAH AND ANOTHER [2019]DLHC6354

THE REPUBLIC vs. GEORGE ODIASE AND FIVE OTHERS EX PARTE: GLORIE OSAFO AGYEMANG-D... [2019]DLHC6354

Date	2019-07-16
Suit No.	SUIT NO. MISC /22/2019
Citation No.	[2019]DLHC6354

LORDSHIP JUSTICE DR. RICHMOND OSEI-HWERE

AKWASI AFRIFA FOR THE APPLICANTS

ACE ANAN ANKOMAH WITH GOLDA DANYO

AND ESI QUAGRAINE

[2019]DLHC6354
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >THE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>GEORGE ODIASE AND FIVE
OTHERS<o:p></o:p>EX PARTE: GLORIE OSAFO
AGYEMANG-DUAH AND ANOTHER<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT, KUMASI]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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SUIT
NO. MISC /22/2019&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; &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 JULY, 2019<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL<o:p></o:p>AKWASI
AFRIFA FOR THE APPLICANTS<o:p></o:p>ACE
ANAN ANKOMAH WITH GOLDA DANYO<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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AND
ESI QUAGRAINE<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>LORDSHIP JUSTICE DR. RICHMOND
OSEI-HWERE, HIGH COURT JUDGE<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>This
ruling is in respect of a contempt application filed on behalf of the Applicants
herein against the Respondants herein. The Applicants are praying this
Honourable Court for an order committing the Respondents for contempt of courtfor
bringing the administration of justice into disrepute by their deliberate
conduct in disregarding an order of interim injunction imposed by the Court on
the 7th of May, 2019.<o:p></o:p>BACKGROUND<o:p></o:p>The
background facts leading to this application are as follows:<o:p></o:p>On
the 6th of May, 2019, the Applicants issued a writ against five (5) defendants
in a suit entitled:<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
GLORIE OSAFO AGYEMANG-DUAH<o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
OSEI AGYEMANG-DUAH<o:p></o:p>VRS<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
WATCH AND DINE LTD, KUMASI CITY MALL<o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
KWABENA OBENG<o:p></o:p>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
NANA OBENG BRENTUO<o:p></o:p>4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
AKOSUA ADUTWUMWAA OBENG<o:p></o:p>5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
STEPHEN KOFI OPOKU<o:p></o:p>