THE REPUBLIC vs. GEORGE ODIASE AND 5 OTHERS EX PARTE: GLORIE OSAFO AGYEMANG-DUAH AND ANOTHER [2019]DLHC6854

THE REPUBLIC vs. GEORGE ODIASE AND 5 OTHERS EX PARTE: GLORIE OSAFO AGYEMANG-DUAH... [2019]DLHC6854

Date	2019-07-16
Suit No.	SUIT NO. MISC /22/2019
Citation No.	[2019]DLHC6854

DR. RICHMOND OSEI-HWERE J

KWASI AFRIFA FOR THE APPLICANTS

GOLDA DANYO FOR RESPONDENTS

[2019]DLHC6854
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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 5
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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</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>KWASI
AFRIFA FOR THE APPLICANTS<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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GOLDA
DANYO FOR RESPONDENTS<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>DR. RICHMOND OSEI-HWERE ,J<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 Respondents herein. The Applicants are praying this
Honourable Court for an order committing the Respondents for contempt of court
for 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>with
SUIT NO. P/OCC/06/19. The Plaintiffs therein and Applicants herein sought the
following reliefs:<o:p></o:p>