[2023]DLHC16856 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:-2.5pt; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0">AFI NYALETASHI<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:-2.5pt; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;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="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:-2.5pt; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;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="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:-2.5pt; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0">BLESSING DOSOO<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:-2.5pt; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:-2.5pt; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;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="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:-2.5pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;tab-stops:168.75pt 278.15pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua""> <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: black; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt; margin-left: 4.5pt; margin-right: -2.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;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: 12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">SUIT NO. E12/AHC/81/2023 DATE: 12<sup>TH</sup> JULY 2023<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:-2.5pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;tab-stops:96.25pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;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: black; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt; margin-left: 4.5pt; margin-right: -2.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt: solid black 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">NAA DJAMAH AYIKOI OTOO FOR PLAINTIFF<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:-2.5pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;tab-stops:center 244.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;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-top:0cm;margin-right:-2.5pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE PRISCILLA DAPAAH MIREKU (MRS.) <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; margin-left: 4.5pt; margin-right: -2.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;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;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">RULING<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:5.85pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">The Applicant depose that this Honourable Court granted an order of interlocutory injunction<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>against<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>respondent<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>on<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>19<span style="position:relative; top:-3.5pt;mso-text-raise:3.5pt">th<span style="letter-spacing:.4pt"> </span></span>day<span style="letter-spacing:-.7pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>December,<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>2022<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>maintain<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>status quo.<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>That<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span>said<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span>order<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>was<span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span>served<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span>on<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span>respondent<span style="letter-spacing: -.45pt"> </span>on<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span>20<span style="position:relative; top:-3.5pt;mso-text-raise:3.5pt">th<span style="letter-spacing:.8pt"> </span></span>day<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span>December,<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span>2022. According to the applicant, even though the respondent is aware of the court’s order continues to build on the land with disregard to the court’s order. Thus prays this honourable court commit the respondent for contempt of court.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:5.85pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:5.85pt;margin-bottom: 0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">The<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>respondent<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>is<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>vehemently<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt"> </span>opposed<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>this<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>instant<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>application<span style="letter-spacing: -.35pt"> </span>as<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>he<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>has<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>not<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>done<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>any of<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing: -.75pt"> </span>acts<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>attributed<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>him.<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>According<span style="letter-spacing: -.75pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>respondent,<span style="letter-spacing: -.75pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>deponent<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>application avers<span style="letter-spacing: 1.15pt"> </span>that<span style="letter-spacing:1.2pt"> </span>he<span style="letter-spacing:1.15pt"> </span>is<span style="letter-spacing:1.15pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:1.15pt"> </span>lawful<span style="letter-spacing:1.15pt"> </span>attorney<span style="letter-spacing:1.2pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:1.15pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:1.15pt"> </span>plaintiff<span style="letter-spacing:1.15pt"> </span>but<span style="letter-spacing:1.2pt"> </span>has<span style="letter-spacing:1.1pt"> </span>not<span style="letter-spacing:1.25pt"> </span>attached<span style="letter-spacing:1.15pt"> </span>any<span style="letter-spacing:1.2pt"> </span>power<span style="letter-spacing:1.