AKWASI ADU vs. NENE TEYE DJANGMAH IV AND MAJOR MARY AMOFA AMPOFO [2020]DLHC10432

Date	2020-05-05
Suit No.	SUIT NO.: LD/0136/2019
Citation No.	[2020]DLHC10432

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE ELLEN VIVIAN AMOAH

[2020]DLHC10432
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >AKWASI ADU<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/APPLICANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>NENE TEYE DJANGMAH IV AND MAJOR MARY AMOFA AMPOFO<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT)<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;">

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<o:p></o:p>RULING
ON ORDER 21 RULE 9 OF CI47 APPLICATION<o:p></o:p>There are some applications which warrant an
exposition of the law in respect of the relevant procedure to be adopted . This
application pursuant to Order 21 Rule 9
of CI 47 is one of them .It deals with what should happen pursuant to an
order for inspection/production of documents as in this case where the
Plaintiff seeks such production/inspection.<o:p></o:p>I shall begin by citing the relevant sections of
the law for better scrutiny. It is trite that after pleadings have closed in a
civil matter the parties can apply for discovery/inspection of documents in
essence to avoid ambush litigation and to encourage the parties having had
sight of all relevant documents to perchance explore settlement.<o:p></o:p>“Inspection of documents referred to in pleadings
and affidavits<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 8. (1) A party
may at any time serve a notice on any other party in whose pleading or
affidavit reference is made to a document to produce the document for the inspection
of the party giving the notice and to permit the party giving the notice to
take copies of it.<o:p></o:p>(2) A party on whom notice to inspect documents is
served shall within four days after service of the notice inform the party
giving the notice of a date within seven days after the service of the notice
to inspect documents and of a time between 9.30 a.m. and 4.30 p.m. when the
documents may be inspected at the office of the lawyer of the party served, or
at some other convenient place, and shall at the time and place named make the
documents available for inspection.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;(3) A party on whom notice to inspect
documents is served shall within four days after service of the notice inform
the party giving the notice, of documents the production of which are objected
to and the grounds of the objection.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>Order for production for inspection<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 9. (1) If a
party who is required by rule 7 to serve a notice or who is served with a
notice under rule 8 (1)<o:p></o:p>(a)&nbsp;fails
to serve the notice under rule 7, 8 (2) or 8 (3);<o:p></o:p>(b)&nbsp;objects
to produce any documents for inspection; or<o:p></o:p>(c)&nbsp;offers
inspection at an unreasonable time or place,<o:p></o:p>the Court may subject to rule 11 (1), on the
application of the party entitled to inspection, make an order for production
of the documents in question for inspection at such time and place, and in such
manner, as it thinks fit.<o:p></o:p>(2) Notwithstanding sub rule (1), but subject to
rule 11 (1), the Court may, on the application of any party to a cause or
matter, order any other party to permit the party applying, to inspect any
documents in the possession, custody or power of that other party which relates
to any issue in the cause or matter.<o:p></o:p>(3) An application for an order under subrule (2)
shall be supported by an affidavit specifying or describing the documents of
which inspection is sought and stating the belief of the deponent that they are
in the possession, custody or power of the other party and that they relate to
an issue in the cause or matter.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>