OLD PARK ENGINEERING SERVICE vs CASSEL ENERGY LIMITED & ANOR [2023]DLHC16623

Date	2023-10-23
Suit No.	SUIT NO. CM/RPC/0486/2018
Citation No.	[2023]DLHC16623

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE FRANCIS OBIRI

FRED ASARE DANQUAH

MOSES BAAFI ACHEAMPONG

EDWIN LETSA KPEDOR

[2023]DLHC16623
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >OLD PARK
ENGINEERING SERVICE<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">(PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>CASSEL ENERGY
LIMITED &amp; ANOR<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">(DEFENDANTS/APPLICANTS)<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">[HIGH COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">&nbsp;<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; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 2.15pt;">

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&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">SUIT NO. CM/RPC/0486/2018&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: 23RD OCTOBER, 2023<o:p></o:p>

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solid black 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">MOSES BAAFI ACHEAMPONG
HOLDING BRIEF FOR EDWIN LETSA KPEDOR FOR DEFENDANTS/JUDGMENT DEBTORS/APPLICANTS<o:p></o:p>

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0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;
line-height:normal;tab-stops:163.5pt">CORAM&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>HIS
LORDSHIP JUSTICE FRANCIS OBIRI <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; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 2.15pt;">

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mso-border-bottom-alt:solid black 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">RULING<o:p></o:p>

</div>&nbsp;I have listened to the submissions for and against
the application filed by the Defendants/Applicants (hereinafter called the
Applicants) for the removal of the Auctioneer appointed by the Registrar of
this court in this case. I have also gone through the documents filed in this
application for and against the removal of the Auctioneer.<o:p></o:p>The Applicants premised their application on a purported
auction which had already been set aside by this court. It was set aside basically
because the highest bidder failed to pay the auctioned price within the
stipulated time. And also, because the Applicants herein prayed for the
variation of the Reserved Price of the attached property which was granted by
the court.<o:p></o:p>In this case, the Applicants herein have filed not
less than six applications since the beginning of this calendar year in a way
that has put the sale of the attached property on hold one way or the other. <o:p></o:p>The ethics of the legal profession under the Legal
Profession (Professional Conduct and Etiquette) Rules, 2020 (L.I 2423) enjoins
lawyers to ensure, that cases are heard and disposed of expeditiously. Order 37
Rule 2 of C.I. 47 enjoins lawyers, parties and the Courts to avoid all
unnecessary delays and adjournments of cases.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;Again, the compliant by the Applicants that the
previous auction was published only three days before the auction took place
does not even nullify the auction sale.<o:p></o:p>See: MANU AND ANOTHER v YEBOAH
[1982-1983] GLR 34 CA<o:p></o:p>It appears to me that the Judgment Debtors who are
the Applicants herein are adopting these legal gymnastics to delay the enforcement
of the judgment which was obtained more than five years ago. I do not think
that should be entertained by the court.<</main>