SAVIOUR CHURCH OF GHANA vs. ABRAHAM KWAKU ADUSEI AND 4 ORS [2022]DLSC11676

Date	2022-02-09
Suit No.	CIVIL MOTION NO. J7/08/2022
Citation No.	[2022]DLSC11676

DOTSE JSC (PRESIDING)

PWAMANG JSC

LOVELACE-JOHNSON (MS.) JSC

HONYENUGA JSC

AMADU JSC

PROF. MENSA-BONSU (MRS.) JSC

KULENDI JSC

YAW D. OPPONG ESQ. FOR THE APPLICANT.

ADDO ATUAH ESQ. FOR THE RESPONDENT.

[2022]DLSC11676
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >SAVIOUR CHURCH OF GHANA<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT/APPLICANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>ABRAHAM KWAKU ADUSEI&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; AND 4 ORS<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/APPELLANTS/APPELLANTS/RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p>[SUPREME 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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</div>COUNSEL<o:p></o:p>YAW D. OPPONG
ESQ. FOR THE APPLICANT.<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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ATUAH ESQ. FOR THE RESPONDENT.<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>DOTSE JSC
(PRESIDING), PWAMANG JSC, LOVELACE-JOHNSON (MS.) JSC, HONYENUGA JSC, AMADU JSC,
PROF. MENSA-BONSU (MRS.) JSC, KULENDI JSC<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>&nbsp;MAJORITY OPINION<o:p></o:p>DOTSE JSC:- <o:p></o:p>On the 9th day of February, 2022 this
court by a majority decision of 4 to 3, Pwamang, Lovelace-Johnson (Ms) and
Prof. Mensa-Bonsu (Mrs) JJSC dissenting, allowed and granted a review
application by the Plaintiffs/Respondents/Respondents/Applicants, hereafter
Applicants, against the decision of the ordinary bench of this court dated 24th
November, 2021 in favour of the Defendants/Appellants/Appellants/Respondents
hereafter Respondents.<o:p></o:p>APPLICANT’S
GROUNDS FOR THIS REVIEW APPLICATION<o:p></o:p>The Applicant, prayed this court for an order to
review the judgment of this court, dated 24th November 2021 upon the
following grounds.<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The majority
decision of the Supreme Court failed to
take into consideration the fact that in all the litigations which preceded the
instant action, no orders were directed at the Applicant as a distinct
corporate entity.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The order by the majority of the Supreme Court for
cancellation of the name of the Applicant by the Registrar-General’s Department
is founded on a fundamental error which
has resulted in a substantial miscarriage of justice to Applicant, there being
no finding&nbsp; of fraud in the process of registration
of the Applicant’s church.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The majority of the ordinary Bench granted the Defendants/Appellants/Appellants/Respondents,
(hereafter Respondents) reliefs which did not belong to the appeal before the
court and therefore exercised an irregular jurisdiction in favour of the
Respondents when no case of impropriety had been established against the
registration of the Applicant’s name thereby occasioning a gross miscarriage of
justice to the Applicant.<o:p></o:p>In support of the Application for Review, one Peter
Kwabena Adjei, deposed to a 20 paragraphed affidavit in support of the said
review application. It is considered worthwhile to refer in extenso to the
following paragraphs 4, 5, 9, 11, 13, 14, 15, 17, and 20 respectively as
follows:-<o:p></o:p>