INDEPTH NETWORK vs. DANIEL KOFI BAKU & NINE OTHERS [2020]DLHC10644

Date	2020-03-25
Suit No.	SUIT NO: GJ/826/2018
Citation No.	[2020]DLHC10644

KWEKU T. ACKAAH-BOAFO J

NANA AGYEI BAFFOUR AWUAH WITH THERESA TABI MENA ADWOA FLETCHER AND NAA AMAKUMAH BARNOR FOR THE PLAINTIFF

JUSTIN AMENUVOR WITH MIRACLE ATTACHEY

NAA ADJELEY DSANE

HOPE AGBOADO AND MUSTAPHA SEIDU FOR THE 1ST TO 7TH DEFENDANTS

HANS AWUDE FOR THE 8TH DEFENDANT

MR. ALFRED BUATSI FOR THE 9TH DEFENDANT

[2020]DLHC10644
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >INDEPTH NETWORK<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/APPLICANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>DANIEL KOFI BAKU &amp;
NINE OTHERS<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p>[<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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NO: GJ/826/2018 &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:<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"> 25TH MARCH, 2020<o:p></o:p>

MR.
ALFRED BUATSI FOR THE 9TH DEFENDANT<o:p></o:p>

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ON LEGAL OBJECTION<o:p></o:p>

</div>&nbsp;i.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Background:<o:p></o:p>[1]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The
trial of this suit is ongoing. The Plaintiff has closed its case and the 1st
Defendant has testified and is presently being cross-examined by Counsel for
the Plaintiff. There have been a few Court sessions for the cross-examination.
On February 20, 2020 Counsel for the Plaintiff filed a document titled “NOTICE”. Under the title, it is stated:<o:p></o:p>“PLEASE
TAKE NOTICE that at the next adjourned date, Counsel for the Plaintiff will
seek to tender the document specified below and attached hereto, through 1st
Defendant witness, Dr. Daniel Kofi Baku”.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;Attached to the notice is a blank copy
of The Registrar-General’s Department, the Companies Act, 1963 (Act 179), Form
of Annual Return of a Company Incorporated under the Companies Act, 1963.<o:p></o:p>[2]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The
adjourned date was February 24, 2020. At the start of the proceedings Counsel
for the 1st to 7th Defendants, Mr. Amenuvor informed the Court that he has been
served with the copy of the notice and has an objection. The Court saw the
document for the first time in the Court room. The grounds for the objection
according to Counsel was as follows:<o:p></o:p>“My Lord we have been served with a document
titled “notice” simpliciter and the notice has attached a document that the
Plaintiffs propose to tender through the witness in the box.&nbsp; My Lord our objection is that, the parties
having complied with Section 7 (a) (2) of C.I. 87 and its schedule Form 3A
point 5 or paragraph 5 of the schedule that deals with documents, any
supplication to the Court ought to be by an application verifiable by an
affidavit explaining away why the document did not form part of the record at
the case management stage then the Court can look at the document and so
therefore this process filed is incompetent”.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;[3]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Mr.
Agyei Baffour Awuah in responding to the objection also submitted as follows:<o:p></o:p>