THE REPUBLIC vs. SECURITY AND NATIONAL INSURANCE TRUST AND ATTORNEY–GENERAL EX-PARTE ERNEST THOMPSON [2022]DLSC11710

THE REPUBLIC vs. SECURITY AND NATIONAL INSURANCE TRUST AND ATTORNEY–GENERAL EX-... [2022]DLSC11710

Date	2022-06-15
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. J4/51/2021
Citation No.	[2022]DLSC11710

PWAMANG JSC (PRESIDING)

DORDZIE (MRS.) JSC

TORKORNOO (MRS.) JSC

PROF. MENSA-BONSU (MRS.) JSC

KULENDI JSC

SAMUEL CUDJOE ESQ. FOR THE APPLICANT/APPELLANT/APPELLANT.

ZAMAL ABDUL AZIZ ESQ. LED BY ABEDNEGO TETTEH MENSAH ESQ. AND GLORIA COFIE ESQ. WIH SHEILLY OTOO FOR THE 1ST RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT

YVONNE A. OBUOBISA (CHIEF STATE ATTORNEY) WITH HER RICHARD GYMBIBY (PRINCIPAL STATE ATTORNEY) FOR THE 2ND RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT.

[2022]DLSC11710
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >THE
REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>SECURITY
AND NATIONAL INSURANCE TRUST AND ATTORNEY–GENERAL<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>EX-PARTE
ERNEST THOMPSON<o:p></o:p>(APPLICANT/APPELLANT/APPELLANT)<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;">

<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:
.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:center;line-height:115%;border:none;
mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">CIVIL APPEAL NO. J4/51/2021&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; DATE: 15TH JUNE, 2022<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL<o:p></o:p>SAMUEL CUDJOE
ESQ. FOR THE APPLICANT/APPELLANT/APPELLANT.<o:p></o:p>ZAMAL ABDUL AZIZ
ESQ. LED BY ABEDNEGO TETTEH MENSAH ESQ. AND<o:p></o:p>GLORIA COFIE ESQ.
WIH SHEILLY OTOO FOR THE 1ST RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT/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;">

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:
justify;line-height:115%;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">YVONNE
A. OBUOBISA (CHIEF STATE ATTORNEY) WITH HER RICHARD GYMBIBY (PRINCIPAL STATE
ATTORNEY) FOR THE 2ND RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT.<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<o:p></o:p>PWAMANG JSC
(PRESIDING), DORDZIE (MRS.) JSC, TORKORNOO (MRS.) 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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text-align:center;line-height:115%;border:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>&nbsp;TORKORNOO
(MRS.) JSC:-<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;Background
to the case<o:p></o:p>Article 141
of the 1992 Constitution reads:<o:p></o:p>Supervisory jurisdiction of the High Court<o:p></o:p>141 The High Court shall have supervisory jurisdiction
over all lower courts and any lower adjudicating authority; and may, in the
exercise of that jurisdiction, issue orders and directions for the purpose of
enforcing or securing the enforcement of its supervisory powers.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;Rule 55 (1)
of the High Court (Civil Procedure) Rules CI 47 also provides:<o:p></o:p>Order 55 –
Application for Judicial Review<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;Cases appropriate for application for judicial
review<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An application
for <o:p></o:p>a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
an order in the
nature of mandamus, prohibition, certiorari or quo warranto; or<o:p></o:p>b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
an injunction
restraining a person from acting in any public office in which the person is
not entitled to act; or<o:p></o:p>