HIGH TRUST GHANA LTD. vs. ACCRA METROPOLITAN ASSEMBLY [2020]DLHC10273

Date	2020-05-28
Suit No.	SUIT NO. GJ/810/2018
Citation No.	[2020]DLHC10273

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE ANANDA J. AIKINS (MRS).

PLAINTIFF REPRESENTED BY ABDUL RAMAN ABDULLAI

GARNISHEE BANK (NIB) REPRESENTED BY SAMUEL OKYERE

MR. DANIEL OSEI HOLDING BRIEF FOR MR. JUSTICE ABDULAI FOR THE PLAINTIFF/JUDGMENT/CREDITOR/RESPONDENT PRESENT

MR. K.A. DWOMOH HOLDING BRIEF FOR MR. DENNIS ADJEI DWOMOH FOR THE GARNISHEE/APPLICANT PRESENT

MR. PATRICK JUSTICE ENNIN HOLDING BRIEF FOR FRANK DAVIES FOR THE DEFENDANT/JUDGMENT/DEBTOR PRESENT

[2020]DLHC10273
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >HIGH
TRUST GHANA LTD.<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>ACCRA
METROPOLITAN ASSEMBLY<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>PLAINTIFF REPRESENTED BY ABDUL RAMAN
ABDULLAI <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;GARNISHEE BANK (NIB) REPRESENTED BY
SAMUEL OKYERE <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;MR. DANIEL OSEI HOLDING BRIEF FOR MR.
JUSTICE ABDULAI FOR THE PLAINTIFF/JUDGMENT/CREDITOR/RESPONDENT PRESENT<o:p></o:p>MR. K.A. DWOMOH HOLDING BRIEF FOR MR.
DENNIS ADJEI DWOMOH FOR THE GARNISHEE/APPLICANT PRESENT<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

MR. PATRICK JUSTICE ENNIN HOLDING BRIEF
FOR FRANK DAVIES FOR THE DEFENDANT/JUDGMENT/DEBTOR PRESENT<o:p></o:p>

HER
LADYSHIP JUSTICE ANANDA J. AIKINS (MRS).<o:p></o:p>

</div>Ruling
on Motion for Stay of Execution and to set aside Garnishee Order Absolute dated
21st January, 2020<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;This application is a request by the
garnishee/applicant (the National Investment Bank) for an order of this Court
staying execution of its garnishee order which was given on the 21st
day of January, 2020 and to also set aside the said garnishee order absolute. The
said garnishee order absolute was given in respect of the account of the
defendant/judgment/debtor which is domiciled with the applicant herein.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>The applicant’s main reason for this
request is that the defendant/judgment/debtor is also indebted to the
garnishee/applicant in the sum of GH₵12,104,870.43 and therefore the
applicant herein has no amount standing to the credit of the
defendant/judgment/debtor for which same can be given to the
plaintiff/judgment/creditor/respondent herein. <o:p></o:p>The plaintiff/judgment/creditor/respondent
is opposed to this application on the ground that the officer who represented
the applicant herein in the garnishee proceedings did confirm to the Court that
the sum of GH₵79,498.10 was standing to the credit of the
defendant/judgment/debtor and the officer did not tell the Court that the sum
was encumbered in any way and so the present application is only brought by the
bank to enable the bank avoid honouring a mandatory order issued by this Court.
The plaintiff/respondent is of the further opinion that the alleged debts owed
by the defendant/judgment/debtor do not encumber the amounts standing to the
credit of the defendant/judgment/debtor.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The Court has perused the previous
record and has seen that the defendant/judgment/debtor was aware of the garnishee
proceedings because its lawyer was in Court on the 17th of July,
2019 when the garnishee proceedings began so the issue of the
defendant/judgment/debtor not having notice of the proceedings does not arise. <o:p></o:p>