ERNEST HENRY NORGBEY vs. ELECTORAL COMMISSION OF GHANA [2020]DLHC9141

Date	2020-07-21
Suit No.	SUIT NO: HR/0062/2020
Citation No.	[2020]DLHC9141

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE GIFTY AGYEI ADDO

GAFARU ALI HOLDING THE BRIEF OF DR. AZIZ BAMBA FOR THE APPLICANT

HOPE AGBOADO (WITH HIM BEN AFARI) HOLDING BRIEF OF JUSTIN A. AMENUVOR FOR THE RESPONDENT.

PATRICIA AYERIBI ACQUAH (A.S.A.) FOR THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

[2020]DLHC9141
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >ERNEST HENRY NORGBEY<o:p></o:p>(APPLICANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>ELECTORAL COMMISSION OF GHANA<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT,
ACCRA]<o:p></o:p>SUIT NO: HR/0062/2020&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; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;DATE: 21ST JULY, 2020<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>COUNSEL <o:p></o:p>GAFARU
ALI HOLDING THE BRIEF OF DR. AZIZ BAMBA FOR THE APPLICANT. <o:p></o:p>HOPE
AGBOADO (WITH HIM BEN AFARI) HOLDING BRIEF OF JUSTIN A.
AMENUVOR FOR THE RESPONDENT. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:3.6pt;margin-right:.2pt;margin-bottom:
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yes">PATRICIA
AYERIBI ACQUAH (A.S.A.) FOR THE ATTORNEY GENERAL<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:3.6pt;margin-right:.2pt;margin-bottom:
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yes">CORAM:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:3.6pt;margin-right:.2pt;margin-bottom:
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LADYSHIP, JUSTICE GIFTY AGYEI ADDO<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:8.4pt;margin-right:.2pt;margin-bottom:
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yes">INTRODUCTION <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:18.7pt;margin-right:.2pt;margin-bottom:
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yes">On
the 24th day of March, 2020, the Applicant brought the instant application
pursuant to Article 33 (1) of the Constitution
of the Republic Ghana, 1992 and Order 67 of the High Court (Civil Procedure)
Rules,
2004 (C.I. 47) praying for the following reliefs: <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:17.0pt;margin-right:.2pt;margin-bottom:
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A declaration that the refusal, failure or neglect of the Respondent to furnish
the <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:.2pt;margin-bottom:0cm;
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with information on the matters specified in paragrap</main>