THE REPUBLIC vs. RICHARD OWUSU NYARKO; EX-PARTE FRANCIS OPPONG JOHN NKETIA] [2021]DLHC9965

Date	2021-01-13
Suit No.	SUIT NO. C12/19/2020
Citation No.	[2021]DLHC9965

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE FRANCIS OBIRI

ALFRED ANIM QUARSHIE FOR THE APPLICANTS

JUSTICE ABDULAI FOR THE RESPONDENT

[2021]DLHC9965
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >IN THE MATTER OF AN
APPLICATION FOR COMMITTAL FOR CONTEMPT OF COURT OF THE RESPONDENT, PURSUANT TO
ORDER 50 OF CI 47<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;THE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>RICHARD OWUSU NYARKO; EX-PARTE FRANCIS
OPPONG JOHN NKETIA]<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENT/
APPLICANTS)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT, 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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13TH JANUARY 2021<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>ALFRED ANIM QUARSHIE FOR THE APPLICANTS<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;">

JUSTICE ABDULAI FOR THE RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE FRANCIS OBIRI<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;On 13th July 2020, the Applicants filed a
motion on notice and prayed the court for an order for committal of the
Respondent herein for contempt of court for bringing the administration of
justice into irreparable disrepute by his wanton, deliberate, wilful acts and
conduct by disregarding a pending action/proceedings in court &nbsp;and a motion on notice for interlocutory
injunction restraining him as Defendant/Respondent from holding himself out as
the Chairman of the Kumasi Club Limited, whether present, past and in any other
forum in the Ashanti Region, or any part of the Republic of Ghana and outside
Ghana in the name of Kumasi Club Limited. which his act/conduct is all
calculated as a role to overreach the court and the Plaintiffs/Applicants
herein upon the grounds set out in the accompanying affidavit.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>The motion is supported by affidavit and exhibits.<o:p></o:p>I wish to quote the relevant paragraphs in this
judgment.<o:p></o:p>5. That we the Plaintiffs/Applicants on the same 28th
day of January 2020 also filed a motion on notice for interlocutory injunction
and duly served all the processes on the Defendant/Respondent and the
Defendant/Respondent duly entered conditional appearance per his lawyer on 28th
day of February 2020 accordingly. &nbsp;Attached is s copy of the proof of service as
exhibit ‘A’.<o:p></o:p>6. That while the Plaintiffs/Applicants
motion on notice for interlocutory injunction seeking to restrain the Defendant/Respondent
from holding himself out as Chairman of the Kumasi Club Limited, whether
present or past and in any other forum in the Ashanti Region or any part of the
Republic of Ghana and outside Ghana in the name of the Kumasi Club Limited was
pending, the Respondent/Contemnor has deliberately and wilfully ignored the
pending proceedings or action.<o:p></o:p>8. And the Applicants repeating
the preceding paragraph relevant that by such wanton misconduct and disrespect
to the administration of justice, the Respondent for instance filed an action
and blatantly described himself as the Chairman of the Management Committee of
the Kumasi Club Limited. (herein referred to as the Club) Attached is exhibit
‘B’ as proof.<o:p></o:p>9.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; That while the matter is pending in court, the Respondent/Contemnor
is not &nbsp;only holding himself out but
still acts as&nbsp; the Chairman of the Kumasi
Club Limited in words and action, at gathering whereby describing himself as
the Chairman in spite of the injunction but also facilitated, instigated,
engineered &nbsp;publication especially
through Ghana Web showing pictures
of some of the Executives and some of the plaintiffs in that pending action
seeking to restrain the Respondent from acting and holding himself out in the
name of the Kumasi Club Limited.&nbsp;
Attached are copies of the publication as exhibit ‘C’ series. That we shall
tender in evidence videos and audios whereby the Respondent keeps holding
himself out as the Chairman of the Kumasi Club Limited despite of the pendency
of the restraining injunction action.<o:p></o:p>11.&nbsp; That the act/conduct of the Respondent by
disrespecting the pending action is wilful and disrespect to the administration
of justice.<o:p></o:p>12. That the Respondent acts/conducts
sin against law and equity, purporting to overreach the court and the Plaintiffs
/Applicants herein in the pending action which motion on notice for
interlocutory injunction seeking to restrain him (Respondent) is still pending.<o:p></o:p>15. That the Respondent shall
only show respect to rule of law and pending matters in court except committed
for contempt of court.<o:p></o:p>16. That the Respondent will not
abate the contemptuous act or conduct unless slammed with the contempt of court
in this pending action before a court of competent jurisdiction in the
instance.<o:p></o:p>