THE REPUBLIC vs. SOCIAL SECURITY & NATIONAL INSURANCE TRUST AND ATTORNEY GENERAL EXPARTE: ERNEST THOMPSON [2020]DLCA9209

THE REPUBLIC vs. SOCIAL SECURITY & NATIONAL INSURANCE TRUST AND ATTORNEY GENERAL... [2020]DLCA9209

Date	2020-07-29
Suit No.	SUIT NO. HI/159/2020
Citation No.	[2020]DLCA9209

IRENE CHARITY LARBI JA (PRESIDING)

ANTHONY OPPONG JA

P. BRIGHT MENSAH JA

SAMUEL CUDJOE FOR APPLICANT WITH JOHN NORMESINU BEING LED BY ABEDINIGO TETTEH MENSAH.

RICHARD GYAMBIBY FOR THE 2ND RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT GLORIA COFIE FOR THE 1ST RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT

[2020]DLCA9209
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >THE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p><span 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;;
color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p>SOCIAL SECURITY &amp; NATIONAL INSURANCE TRUST AND ATTORNEY GENERAL<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENT/
RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:2.4pt;margin-right:.2pt;
margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;
mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;
mso-border-shadow:yes">EXPARTE: ERNEST THOMPSON &nbsp;<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:2.4pt;margin-right:.2pt;
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mso-border-shadow:yes">(APPLICANT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL (CIVIL
DIVISION),
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. HI/159/2020&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:
29TH JULY, 2020<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL: <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:5.5pt;margin-right:.2pt;margin-bottom:
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none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:
yes">SAMUEL
CUDJOE FOR APPLICANT WITH JOHN NORMESINU BEING LED BY ABEDINIGO TETTEH MENSAH. <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>RICHARD
GYAMBIBY FOR THE 2ND RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT GLORIA COFIE FOR THE 1ST
RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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<o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>

</div>CORAM:
<o:p></o:p>IRENE
CHARITY
LARBI JA (PRESIDING), ANTHONY OPPONG JA, P.
BRIGHT MENSAH JA <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.95pt;margin-right:.2pt;margin-bottom:
0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:
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yes">BRIGHT
MENSAH JA: <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:14.4pt;margin-right:.2pt;margin-bottom:
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yes">The
Supreme Court speaking through Adinyira JSC stated in the case, R v