THE REPUBLIC vs. BANK OF GHANA , EXPARTE; EMMANUEL BABUBOA [2022]DLCA11810

Date	2022-11-23
Suit No.	SUIT NO. H1/59/2022
Citation No.	[2022]DLCA11810

MARGARET WELBOURNE

J.A. (PRESIDING)

P. BRIGHT MENSAH

J.A.

NOVISI ARYENE

PATRICK JUSTICE ENNIM FOR RESPONDENT/APPELLANT

GIDEON ABOTSI FOR APPLICANT/RESPONDENT

[2022]DLCA11810
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >THE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>BANK OF GHANA<o:p></o:p>(APPELLANT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>EXPARTE; EMMANUEL BABUBOA<o:p></o:p>(APPLICANT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL (CIVIL
DIVISION), ACCRA]<o:p></o:p>SUIT
NO. H1/59/2022&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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: 23RD NOVEMBER 2022<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 0in;">

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ABOTSI FOR APPLICANT/RESPONDENT <o:p></o:p>

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JUSTICE ENNIM FOR RESPONDENT/APPELLANT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM<o:p></o:p>MARGARET WELBOURNE, J.A. (PRESIDING),
P. BRIGHT MENSAH, J.A., NOVISI ARYENE,
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</div>BRIGHT
MENSAH JA:<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The
applicant/respondent herein did on 23/10/2019, file before the Human Rights
Division of the High Court, Accra an originating motion supported by an
affidavit and exhibits annexed thereto, as well as statement of case, for
judicial review in the nature of Certiorari, seeking the under listed reliefs:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;
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A declaration that
the decision by the respondents to revoke<o:p></o:p>the licence
of TI Microfinance without complying with the<o:p></o:p>mandatory
requirements of section 16(3) of Act 930 renders<o:p></o:p>the said
decision null and void and of no legal effect.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;
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A declaration that
the decision by the respondents to revoke the<o:p></o:p>licence of TI
Microfinance without complying with section 16(3)<o:p></o:p>of Act 930
contravened articles 23 and 296 of the 1992<o:p></o:p>Constitution
of Ghana and to that extent null and void and of<o:p></o:p>no legal
effect.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;
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