THE REPUBLIC vs. SAMUEL NII NOI NORTEY , EX-PARTE: DARREN GIDDEN [2022]DLHC12013

Date	2022-02-04
Suit No.	SUIT NO. CR/0161/2022
Citation No.	[2022]DLHC12013

HIS LORDSHIP CHARLES GYAMFI DANQUAH J.

NARTEY TETTEH ESQ FOR THE APPLICANT

[2022]DLHC12013
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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>SAMUEL NII NOI NORTEY&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>EX-PARTE: DARREN GIDDEN<o:p></o:p>(APPLICANT)<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;">

SUIT NO. CR/0161/2022&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;&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: 04TH&nbsp;FEBRUARY 2022<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><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;">

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:
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solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">COUNSEL: NARTEY
TETTEH ESQ FOR THE APPLICANT<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>It appears from the contents of the application before the Court
and the affidavit in support that it is a simple application for an order to
serve the Respondent with an application for committal for contempt of Court by
substituted service but the law as well as the Rules of Court make the
application somewhat complicated in the sense that it is not an application for
substituted service as the Applicant would want the Court to believe but rather
service out of the jurisdiction. For this reason it must be put on record at
this stage that the Rules of Court with regard to the two procedures are different.
&nbsp;The said application was filed on the 7th
December, 2021 in which the Applicant pray for an Order to serve:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;text-indent:
-18.0pt;line-height:150%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1">a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The
Application for committal for Contempt of Court and <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;text-indent:
-18.0pt;line-height:150%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1">b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;The Order for Substituted Service <o:p></o:p>By Substituted Service in the following manner:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:72.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;
text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:
150%;mso-list:l2 level2 lfo1">1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; By delivering a copy at the Respondent’s
disclosed address: 31 Close Flats Drive, LS 117 HY, Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK by
Registered Post<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:72.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;
text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:
150%;mso-list:l2 level2 lfo1">2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; By delivering a copy to the known
lawyer for the Respondent Alfred Paapa Darkwah, Esq of Gratia Law Consult.<o:p></o:p>The salient depositions as contained in the affidavit in support
of the application stated inter alia that the Applicant commenced an action on
the 7th April, 2021 against the Respondent at the High Court (Land
Division) Accra for declaration of title to land and other reliefs in Suit No
LD/0433/2021. According to the Applicant the Respondent was served with the
writ of summons, the statement of claim and the Order for Substituted Service by
substituted servi</main>