THE REPUBLIC vs. AKOA KOFI OWUSU ACHIAW, EXPARTE: SYNDICATED CAPITAL FINANCE LTD. [2021]DLHC12002

THE REPUBLIC vs. AKOA KOFI OWUSU ACHIAW, EXPARTE: SYNDICATED CAPITAL FINANCE LTD... [2021]DLHC12002

Date	2021-11-08
Suit No.	SUIT NO. CR/0500/2021
Citation No.	[2021]DLHC12002

HIS LORDSHIP CHARLES GYAMFI DANQUAH J

ALFRED PAAPA DARKWAH ESQ. FOR THE APPLICANT

ISRAEL ACKAH ESQ. FOR THE RESPONDENT

[2021]DLHC12002
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >THE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p><a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a>AKOA
KOFI OWUSU ACHIAW, EXPARTE: SYNDICATED CAPITAL FINANCE LTD.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;[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;">

SUIT NO.
CR/0500/2021&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;DATE: 8TH&nbsp;&nbsp;NOVEMBER 2021<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL&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; <o:p></o:p>ALFRED PAAPA DARKWAH ESQ. FOR THE APPLICANT ,<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;">

&nbsp;ISRAEL ACKAH ESQ. FOR THE RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM<o:p></o:p>HIS LORDSHIP CHARLES GYAMFI DANQUAH J <o:p></o:p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: black; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0cm;">

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
text-align:center;line-height:normal;border:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid black 1.5pt;
mso-border-bottom-alt:solid black 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>&nbsp;The Applicant on the 3rd June, 2021 filed the
present contempt proceedings against the Respondent for an order committing the
Respondent to prison on the grounds that an order of the Court was flouted by
the Respondent. <o:p></o:p>The genesis of the case is that in Suit No. CM/BDC/0076/2021
the Plaintiff therein now the Applicant in this contempt application sued the Respondent
together with a Company called ACHWEK LTD for the following reliefs;<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:45.9pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;
text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;text-indent:-36.0pt;line-height:
150%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An
order directed at the Defendants to deliver up the equipment purchased by the
Plaintiff or value <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:45.9pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;
text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;text-indent:-36.0pt;line-height:
150%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The
payment of the sum of Thirty Million five hundred and Ninety five thousand and
eighty-two Ghana Cedis, thirty-three pesewas (Ghc 30,595,082.33)<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:45.9pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;
text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;text-indent:-36.0pt;line-height:
150%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Interest
<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:45.9pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;
text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;text-indent:-36.0pt;line-height:
150%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1">(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Any
other relief that the Court may deem just, proper and convenient to order in
particular, and for cost including legal expenses. <o:p></o:p>The Court
subsequently struck out the Respondent from the suit. Meanwhile, an application
was filed on the 20th October, 2020 for a Freezing/Mariva
Injunction/Preservation of the Equipment purchased by the Plaintiff and for
same to be placed into the custody of the Court pending the final determination
of the suit. The order of the Court as given on 9th March, 2021 was
as follows;<o:p></o:p>