KWESI NYANTAKYI vs. MESSRS PRECISE MINING CO. LTD. AND FRED ASARE DANQUAH [2022]DLHC11448

Date	2022-03-08
Suit No.	SUIT NO. CM/RPC/0547/2021
Citation No.	[2022]DLHC11448

HIS LORDSHIP FRANCIS OBIRI ‘J’.

EMMANUEL EFFAH-ANNAN FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

JAMES MENSAH KULLEY FOR THE DEFENDANTS/APPLICANTS

[2022]DLHC11448
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >KWESI
NYANTAKYI<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>MESSRS
PRECISE MINING CO. LTD. AND FRED ASARE DANQUAH<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/APPLICANTS)<o:p></o:p>[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;">

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padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">SUIT NO. CM/RPC/0547/2021&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; DATE:
8TH MARCH, 2022<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>EMMANUEL EFFAH-ANNAN FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT<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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THE DEFENDANTS/APPLICANTS<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>HIS LORDSHIP FRANCIS OBIRI ‘J’.<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>On 9th June, 2021, the Defendants/Applicants (hereinafter
called the Applicants) filed a motion before this Court. Their motion is
praying the Court to strike out the Plaintiff’s suit as incompetent under Order
2 of C.I. 47.<o:p></o:p>The motion is supported by affidavit. The Applicants are contending in
their affidavit that, the Plaintiff/Respondent (hereinafter called the
Respondent) failed to endorse the address for service of both Applicants, contrary
to the mandatory rules of Court. Therefore, the Respondent Writ of Summons is
incompetent and must be set aside.<o:p></o:p>The Respondent resisted the application.&nbsp;
The application was argued for and against on 23rd June,
2021. The Applicants Counsel contended that, their application should be
granted for the following reasons.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The requirement for
indicating the address of the parties is mandatory and ought to have been
complied with by the Respondent.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; That if the Respondent had
taken diligent steps to ascertain the address of the Applicants, it would have
been known to him.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; If judgment is entered
against the Applicants, the Respondent may encounter challenges in the execution
of the judgment.<o:p></o:p>On the part of the Respondent, his counsel submitted that the
application should be dismissed for the following reasons.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; First, the 1st
Applicant’s address has been provided on the Writ as unnumbered house, Ability
Adjiringano. And the Respondent writ endorsed that he will direct service in
respect of the 2nd Applicant.<o:p></o:p>