[2023]DLHC15051 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center; text-indent:-1.0in;line-height:150%"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;color:#00B0F0;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">STANBIC BANK LTD<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center; text-indent:-1.0in;line-height:150%"><i><span lang="en-DE" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;mso-ansi-language:#2000">(</span></i><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">APPLICANT/RESPONDENT</span></i><i><span lang="en-DE" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;mso-ansi-language:#2000">)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:150%"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma; color:#00B0F0;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">vs</span></b><b><span lang="en-DE" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;color:#00B0F0;mso-ansi-language: #2000"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;line-height:150%"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;color:#00B0F0;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">CHAMPION OIL CO. & 2 ORS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center; text-indent:-1.0in;line-height:150%"><i><span lang="en-DE" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;mso-ansi-language:#2000">(</span></i><i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">RESPONDENTS/APPLICANTS</span></i><i><span lang="en-DE" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;mso-ansi-language:#2000">)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height: 150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;position:relative;top:-.5pt;mso-text-raise: .5pt;mso-font-width:90%">[</span><span lang="en-DE" style="font-size:10.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma; mso-ansi-language:#2000">HIGH COURT, ACCRA</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;position:relative;top:-.5pt; mso-text-raise:.5pt;mso-font-width:90%">]</span><span lang="en-DE" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;mso-ansi-language:#2000"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;line-height:150%"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">SUIT NO. CM/MISC/0059/2023</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;mso-ansi-language:#2000"> </span><span lang="en-DE" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;mso-ansi-language:#2000"> </span><span lang="en-DE" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;mso-ansi-language:#2000">DATE: </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">24<sup>TH</sup> JANUARY, 2023<o:p></o:p></span></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: 0in 0in 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:150%;tab-stops:225.0pt 4.25in"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;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><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:150%"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">AKOSUA APPIAGYEI WITH AKOSUA AMPONSAH MENSAH FOR THE APPLICANT/RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in; margin-left:1.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-1.5in; line-height:150%"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">FRANK YAO AMEGASHIE FOR THE RESPONDENTS/APPLICANTS<o:p></o:p></span></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: 0in 0in 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;tab-stops:right 4.65in;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"><span lang="en-DE" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-ansi-language:#2000"> </span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:107%;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="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:150%"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">HIS LORDSHIP FRANCIS OBIRI ‘J’.</span><span lang="en-DE" style="font-size: 12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;mso-ansi-language:#2000"><o:p></o:p></span></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: 0in 0in 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in; margin-left:19.6pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-19.6pt; tab-stops:right 4.65in;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"><span lang="en-DE" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-ansi-language:#2000"> </span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;line-height:150%"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB; mso-no-proof:yes">RULING<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: 0in 0in 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;tab-stops:right 4.65in;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua""> </span></b></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:150%"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">I have listened to the submissions for and against the grant of the Respondents/Applicants (hereinafter called the Applicants) application to set aside the Applicant/Respondent (hereinafter called the Respondent) herein notice of originating motion. Counsel for the Applicants submitted that the original originating motion / application sins against section 84 of Act 1052. Counsel for the Respondent contends otherwise.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-bidi-font-family:Tahoma;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">Section 84 of Act 1052 make reference to C.I.47 and C.I.59 (District Court Rules, 2009) as to the parameters within which to invoke the court’s jurisdiction. Counsel for the Applicants also referred the court to Order 58 of C.I.47.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-heig