THE REPUBLIC vs. KWAME AGYEMANG BUDU AND 11 OTHERS; EX PARTE, COUNTY HOSPITAL LTD. [2021]DLCA10830

THE REPUBLIC vs. KWAME AGYEMANG BUDU AND 11 OTHERS; EX PARTE, COUNTY HOSPITAL LT... [2021]DLCA10830

Date	2021-06-24
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO.: H1/38/2021
Citation No.	[2021]DLCA10830

ANGELINA M. DOMAKYAAREH (MRS.) J A (PRESIDING)

ALEX B. POKU-ACHEAMPONG J A

SAMUEL K. A. ASIEDU J A

KWASI AFRIFA FOR THE APPLICANT/APPELLANT

JEMIMA IRRE ARYERE FOR THE RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS.

[2021]DLCA10830
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >THE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>KWAME AGYEMANG BUDU AND
11 OTHERS; EX PARTE, COUNTY HOSPITAL LTD.<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENTS/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>[COURT
OF APPEAL, KUMASI]<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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padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">CIVIL
APPEAL NO.: H1/38/2021 &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:
24TH JUNE, 2021<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>KWASI AFRIFA FOR THE APPLICANT/APPELLANT<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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RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS.<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>ANGELINA
M. DOMAKYAAREH (MRS.) J A (PRESIDING), ALEX B. POKU-ACHEAMPONG J A, SAMUEL K.
A. ASIEDU J A<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0cm;">

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</div>&nbsp;DOMAKYAAREH
(MRS.), JA:<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
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mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">&nbsp;[1] This is an appeal
against the judgment of the High court, Kumasi dated 8th July, 2020
in a Contempt Application. In the substantive case, the Appellant herein
brought an action against the Electricity Company of Ghana Ltd. (ECG), Kumasi
on 4th August, 2016. The Appellant claimed the following reliefs
endorsed on the Writ of Summons, namely: -<o:p></o:p>a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A declaration that the demand by the
Defendant for the Plaintiff to pay an amount of GH¢100,000.00 as electricity
bill for the period of January - June 2016 is wrongful, unlawful, arbitrary and
ought to be curtailed by the Honourable Court.<o:p></o:p>b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A declaration that the multiple disconnections
of electricity supply by defendant at the plaintiff’s premises in the face of a
pending complaint before the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission is
unlawful, illegal and infringes the law.<o:p></o:p>c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
General, special, punitive and exemplary
damages for the Defendant’s unjustified and illegal conduct.<o:p></o:p>d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An order of injunction restraining the
Defendant, its agents, privies, representatives, assigns, workmen, technicians
and other persons aligned to it in every manner whatsoever from in any manner
threatening or actually seeking to curtail electricity supply to the Plaintiff
by reason of the said arbitrary and unjustified demand and from making any
further demand for the payment of the said amount by the Plaintiff.<o:p></o:p>e)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
SUCH FURTHER ORDER(S) as the Honourable Court
may deem fit.<o:p></o:p>[2]