THE REPUBLIC vs. FRANK KWESI AGYEMANG , EX-PARTE: OSWALD KOFI BOATENG [2022]DLHC12016

Date	2022-03-11
Suit No.	CASE NO. CR/0773/2021
Citation No.	[2022]DLHC12016

HIS LORDSHIP CHARLES GYAMFI DANQUAH J.

ALFRED PAAPA DARKWAH ESQ WITH CALEB SENA SENOO ESQ. FOR THE RESPONDENT PRESENT.

NANA KONADU ESQ. FOR EDWARD SAM CRABBE ESQ FOR APPLICANT PRESENT.

[2022]DLHC12016
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >THE
REPUBLIC <o:p></o:p>vs.<a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a><o:p></o:p>FRANK KWESI AGYEMANG<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>EX-PARTE: OSWALD KOFI BOATENG<o:p></o:p>(APPLICANT)<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;">

CASE NO. CR/0773/2021&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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;DATE:
11TH&nbsp;&nbsp;MARCH 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>ALFRED PAAPA DARKWAH
ESQ WITH CALEB SENA SENOO ESQ. FOR THE RESPONDENT PRESENT. ,<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:
justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;line-height:normal;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:
solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">&nbsp;NANA KONADU ESQ. FOR EDWARD SAM CRABBE ESQ FOR
APPLICANT PRESENT.<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>INTRODUCTION <o:p></o:p>On the 16th September, 2021 the Applicant filed
the instant application against the Respondent for an order that the Respondent
be committed for contempt of Court for engaging in acts in complete disregard
and utter disobedience of the order of the Court restraining the Respondent,
his agent, assigns, workmen from further development on the land in dispute until
the substantive action is determined.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;FACTS OF THE CASE <o:p></o:p>The present contempt application emanated from a land suit numbered
LD/0664/2021 pending at the High Court (Land Division), Accra between the
Applicant and the Respondent which suit was filed on 12th July,2021 where
the Applicant prayed the Court for the following reliefs;<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:l0 level1 lfo1">1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A
declaration of title to the land the subject matter in dispute which measures 0.34
acre situate, lying and being at La, Accra behind the Ghana International Trade
Fair Centre and which land is described in a schedule. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" 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:l0 level1 lfo1">2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Recovery
of possession. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" 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:l0 level1 lfo1">3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Damages
for trespass <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:
.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
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