THE REPUBLIC vs. GHANA MUSIC RIGHTS ORGANIZATION (GHAMRO), ABRAHAM NORTEY ADJATEY EX PARTE: NANA BOAHENE A.K.A. STEBO & 3 ORS [2023]DLHC16925

THE REPUBLIC vs. GHANA MUSIC RIGHTS ORGANIZATION (GHAMRO), ABRAHAM NORTEY ADJATE... [2023]DLHC16925

Date	2023-07-10
Suit No.	SUIT NO. CR/0413/2022
Citation No.	[2023]DLHC16925

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE CONSTANT K. HOMETOWU

ANNIE EMEFA FIAWOO (MRS)

PETER OSEI ASAMOAH ESQ

REBECCA ADDAI DUAH

[2023]DLHC16925
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >THE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p>

vs.<o:p></o:p>

(RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p>

[HIGH
COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p>

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COUNSEL&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>

ANNIE EMEFA FIAWOO (MRS)
FOR APPLICANT<o:p></o:p>

PETER OSEI ASAMOAH ESQ.,
WITH REBECCA ADDAI DUAH FOR 1ST AND 2ND RESPONDENTS<o:p></o:p>

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CORAM<o:p></o:p>

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE
CONSTANT K. HOMETOWU <o:p></o:p>

JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

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The matter before the Court is a
motion on notice for an Order of Committal for Contempt of Court. It was filed
at the Registry of this Court on the 30th of
March 2022, pursuant to Order 50 Rule 1 of the High Court [Civil Procedure]
Rules, (2004) CI 47.<o:p></o:p>

In
the case of the Republic v. Mensa-Bonsu
&amp; Others; Ex Parte Attorney- General [1995-96] 1 GLR 377@403, the
learned Adade JSC (as he then was)
stated as follows:<o:p></o:p>

“There are different forms of contempt.
Underlying all of them, however, is one basic notion, that the roadways and
highways of public justice should at all times be free from obstruction.
Conduct which tends to create such an obstruction constitutes contempt. Thus,
interfering with witnesses or jurors; frightening off parties to litigation;
refusing to answer questions in court; commenting on pending proceedings in
such a manner as to prejudice the outcome; running down the courts and the
judges; refusing to obey an order of a court; any of these, if calculated to,
or tend to, impede or obstruct the course of justice will constitute contempt.
And conduct complained of therefore must be viewed and assessed against the
backdrop of this basic principle”.<o:p></o:p>

From the dictum above, it is clear
that different types of conduct constitute contempt of court.<o:p></o:p>

One type is where a party files a
motion, seeking to restrain the other parties from interfering with the status quo or seeking a specific order
from the Court and the respondents proceed to interfere with the subject-matter of the motion, in disregard to the pendency
of the motion, ahead of the adjudicating body taking a decision thereon.<o:p></o:p>

Another type is the willful disobedience of an order or judgment of a court.<o:p></o:p>