[2022]DLHC17030 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:4.5pt"><a name="_Hlk152146143"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0">ZIKPUITOR BODZABIE<o:p></o:p></span></b></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:4.5pt"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:4.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:4.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0">NANA YAW AND THE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:4.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:4.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0">NANA YAW OF WUSUTA<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:4.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0">EX-PARTE: KWAME BODZABIE<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:4.5pt"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">(DEFENDANTS)</span></i><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:4.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua"">[HIGH COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:4.5pt 168.75pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua""> </span></p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:4.5pt; border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid black 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">SUIT NO. E12/71/2022 DATE: 21<sup>ST</sup> DECEMBER 2022</span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:4.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua"">COUNSEL<o:p></o:p></span></b></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="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:4.5pt; border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm; mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">RAYMOND AKPATSA FOR THE APPLICANT <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:4.5pt; border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm; mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">ERNEST DELA AKATE FOR THE RESPONDENT <o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:4.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua"">CORAM <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:4.5pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">CHARITY A. ASEM (MRS.), J.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-weight:bold"><o:p></o:p></span></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="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:4.5pt;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"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua"">JUDGMENT</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-right:5.85pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%"><i><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">The applicant herein invoked the jurisdiction of this court against the Respondent on a Motion<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>for<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>an<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>Order<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>for<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>Committal<span style="letter-spacing: -.3pt"> </span>for<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>Contempt<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>Court<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>under<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>Order<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>50<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>CI<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>47<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>the High Court Civil Procedure Rules 2004.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><i><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></i></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:5.65pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:6.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%"><i><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">It is<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>case of<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt"> </span>applicant that the<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>District Court, Vakpo<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>on<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>22<span style="position:relative;top:-3.5pt;mso-text-raise:3.5pt">nd<span style="letter-spacing:1.2pt"> </span></span>day of<span style="letter-spacing: -.05pt"> </span>September 2020 under its hand gave an Interim Injunction restraining the defendant from dealing with<span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>disputed<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>land<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>till<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>final<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>determination<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>case.<span style="letter-spacing:2.25pt"> </span>Please<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>see<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>Exhibit<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>‘2’<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">attached.</span><o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><i><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></i></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:5.9pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:6.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%"><i><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Secondly,<span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span>defendant/respondent<span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span>is<span style="letter-spacing:-.7pt"> </span>aware<span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.7pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span>said<span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span>order<span style="lett