GBEDESSI FOLLEY-KLAN ADADE AKAKPO ATCHO vs. THE JUDICIAL SERVICE OF GHANA AND GHANA POLICE SERVICE [2019]DLHC6806

GBEDESSI FOLLEY-KLAN ADADE AKAKPO ATCHO vs. THE JUDICIAL SERVICE OF GHANA AND G... [2019]DLHC6806

Date	2019-07-04
Suit No.	SUIT NO: GJ/1317/2018
Citation No.	[2019]DLHC6806

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE KWEKU T. ACKAAH-BOAFO

KWAME BOAFO AKUFFO WITH YVONNE AKUFFO ADDO FOR THE PLAINTIFF

CHRISTIANA AWOONOR ANDERSON WITH ANASTASIA MFODWO FOR THE DEFENDANTS

[2019]DLHC6806
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >GBEDESSI FOLLEY-KLAN
ADADE AKAKPO ATCHO<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>THE JUDICIAL SERVICE OF
GHANA AND GHANA POLICE SERVICE<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/RESP)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[HIGH COURT (GENERAL JURISDICTION DIVISION, COURT 6),
ACCRA]<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: GJ/1317/2018 &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; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;DATE: 4TH JULY, 2019<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL: <o:p></o:p>KWAME BOAFO AKUFFO WITH
YVONNE AKUFFO ADDO FOR THE PLAINTIFF <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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CHRISTIANA
AWOONOR ANDERSON WITH ANASTASIA MFODWO FOR THE DEFENDANTS<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:
<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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HIS
LORDSHIP JUSTICE KWEKU T. ACKAAH-BOAFO<o:p></o:p>

</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>Introduction:<o:p></o:p>[1]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; By a Motion on
Notice filed at the registry of this Court on May 23, 2019, the Honourable
Attorney General, Counsel for the Defendant/Applicant, the Applicant is seeking
an order under Order 4 Rule 5 of the
High Court (Civil Procedure) Rules, 2004 (CI 47) for the joinder of NII
OKINE ADJEI and AGNOLA GHANA LTD as the Defendants in this suit.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[2]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; It is enacted in Order 4 r 5(2) (b) of CI 47<o:p></o:p>“(2) At any stage of proceedings the
Court may on such terms as it thinks just either of its own motion or on
application&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>&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; <o:p></o:p>(b) order any person who ought to have been
joined as a party or whose presence before the Court is necessary to ensure
that all matters in dispute in the proceedings are effectively and completely
determined and adjudicated upon to be added as a party.”<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[3]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I
note that the Applicant informed the Court a similar application is made in Suit No. GJ/1318/2018 titled GBEDESSI
FOLLY-KLAN ADAMAH v JUDICIAL SERVICE OF GHANA &amp; GHANA POLICE SERVICE.
The parties agreed that the affidavit evidence filed should be applied in both
cases as well as arguments of Counsel. The Plaintiff is opposed to the
application and has an affidavit in opposition deposed to by one of his lawyers
and filed on June 7, 2019. <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>ii.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&</main>