THE REPUBLIC vs. THE HIGH COURT (FINANCIAL DIV. 3), ACCRA {RESPONDENT} EXPARTE: MS ARCH ADWOA COMPANY LTD. {APPLICANT} THE AUDITOR-GENERAL AND THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL [2019]DLSC6299

THE REPUBLIC vs. THE HIGH COURT (FINANCIAL DIV. 3), ACCRA {RESPONDENT} EXPARTE:... [2019]DLSC6299

Date	2019-04-10
Suit No.	CIVIL MOTION NO. J5/32/2019
Citation No.	[2019]DLSC6299

DOTSE JSC (PRESIDING)

YEBOAH JSC

APPAU JSC

PWAMANG JSC

MARFUL-SAU JSC

NANA AMA AMPONSAH FOR THE APPLICANT

NANA ABUAA BRENYA OCHERE SENIOR STATE ATTORNEY FOR THE INTERESTED PARTIES/RESPONDENTS

[2019]DLSC6299
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >THE REPUBLIC vs. THE HIGH COURT (FINANCIAL DIV. 3), ACCRA {RESPONDENT} EXPARTE: MS ARCH ADWOA COMPANY LTD. {APPLICANT} THE AUDITOR-GENERAL AND THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL [INTERESTED PARTY] {SUPREME COURT, ACCRA}<o:p></o:p><div style="font-size: 18px !important; border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom: 1.5pt solid windowtext; padding: 0in 0in 1pt;">

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MOTION NO. J5/32/2019&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; DATE: 10TH APRIL, 2019<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL<o:p></o:p>NANA AMA AMPONSAH FOR THE APPLICANT.<o:p></o:p><div style="font-size: 18px !important; border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom: 1.5pt solid windowtext; padding: 0in 0in 1pt;">

NANA ABUAA
BRENYA OCHERE, SENIOR STATE ATTORNEY FOR THE INTERESTED PARTIES/RESPONDENTS<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>DOTSE JSC (PRESIDING), YEBOAH JSC, APPAU JSC,
PWAMANG JSC, MARFUL-SAU JSC<o:p></o:p><div style="font-size: 18px !important; border-top: 1.5pt solid windowtext; border-left: none; border-bottom: 1.5pt solid windowtext; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0in;">

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</div>DOTSE,
JSC:-<o:p></o:p>This
Ruling is premised upon the twin applications of judicial review, namely
Certiorari and Prohibition which the Applicants herein seek against specific
Rulings/Orders of the High Court (Financial and Economic Crimes Division 2)
presided over by Her Ladyship Justice Afia Serwaa Asare-Botwe (Mrs) dated 23rd
day of January 2019 in the Suit intitutled Ms.
Arch Adwo Company Ltd. v Auditor General &amp; Attorney-General and numbered
FT/0044/2018. <o:p></o:p>In
the words of the Applicants, they specifically want the said High Court Judge
consequent upon the grant of the application for Certiorari to also be
prohibited from determining and or adjudicating the suit that is before her.<o:p></o:p>GROUNDS OF APPLICATION<o:p></o:p>The
grounds upon which the Applicant seeks these reliefs have been stated&nbsp; by them as follows:-<o:p></o:p>i.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
“That the
High court (Financial and Economic Crime Division – 2) made a jurisdictional error of law apparent on the face of the record
when she declined jurisdiction to hear and determine the suit intitutled Ms
Arch Adwo Company Ltd v Auditor General &amp; Attorney General suit numbered
FT/0044/2018 on the ground that the
action relates to disallowance and surcharge and the avenue open to applicant
is appeal and not Writ of Summons.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>ii.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
That by virtue
of the inconsistent and /or contradictory rulings made by the Learned Justice
of the High Court against applicant there is a likelihood of bias if she is
permitted to proceed to hear the suit.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>iii.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
That having
regard to all the circumstances of this case applicant are unlikely to get a
fair trial of the matter should Learned Justice of the High Court proceed to
hear and determine Suit No. FT/0044/2018 intitutled Ms Arch Adwo Company Ltd v
Auditor General &amp; Attorney General.&nbsp;
“&nbsp; Emphasis&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>DEPOSITIONS IN THE APPLICANT’S AFFIDAVIT IN
SUPPORT OF THE INSTANT APPLICATION<o:p></o:p>In
view of the novelty of this application arising as it is under the powers of
the Auditor-General under his powers of disallowance and surcharge, it is
considered appropriate to set out in detail the following paragraphs of the
affidavit in support of the above application deposed&nbsp; and sworn to by Esther Adwo Archer as
follows:-<o:p></o:p>5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “That
on 24th September 2018,</main>