[2023]DLHC16932 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-right:-2.5pt;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">THE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-right:-2.5pt;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-right:-2.5pt;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">REV. NYEENYAMI E. WOVENU & 3 ORS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-right:-2.5pt;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"">(RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-right:-2.5pt;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">EX-PARTE: CHARLES AGBOLOSOO<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-right:-2.5pt;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"">(APPLICANT)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-right:-2.5pt;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, SOGAKOPE]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-right:-2.5pt;text-align:center; 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""> </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: 0cm; 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. E13/24/2022 DATE: 6<sup>TH</sup> JUNE, 2023<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:-2.5pt;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><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">MR. MARK ADZANU ESQ., HOLDING BRIEF OF MR. TASSER TAPHA TASSER ESQ., FOR APPLICANT <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: 0cm 0cm 1pt;"> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">MR. SENANU ASHIAGBOR ESQ., HOLDING BRIEF FOR MR. ELLIS QUARSHIGAH ESQ., FOR RESPONDENTS<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:-2.5pt;text-align:justify;tab-stops: 105.0pt"><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-right:-2.5pt;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 DOREEN G. BOAKYE – AGYEI (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: 0cm; 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"">JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div><p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; letter-spacing:-.1pt">FACTS:</span><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">The above Respondents were cited for contempt pursuant to a contempt application.<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span>The<span style="letter-spacing:.65pt"> </span>Plaintiffs/Applicants<span style="letter-spacing:.7pt"> </span>herein<span style="letter-spacing:.7pt"> </span>have<span style="letter-spacing:.7pt"> </span>sued<span style="letter-spacing:.65pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:.65pt"> </span>Defendants<span style="letter-spacing: .65pt"> </span>jointly<span style="letter-spacing:.75pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:.65pt"> </span>severally<span style="letter-spacing:.75pt"> </span>for<span style="letter-spacing:.75pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: -.25pt">the</span> following<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">reliefs:</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;text-indent:0cm;line-height: 115%;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo4"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;letter-spacing:-.15pt">i.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">A declaration by the Honourable Court that following resolution of the first General Conference (Governing Body) of the Apostle's Revelation Society for the year 2020 dated 26th September 2020 and held at the International Headquarters of the Church at New Tadzewu in the Volta Region of the Republic of Ghana, the 1st Defendant herein is no longer the leader of the Apostles Revelation Society Church and the Chairman of the General Conference of the Apostles Revelation Society.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;text-indent:0cm;line-height: 115%;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo4"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;letter-spacing:-.15pt">ii.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">An order of the Court directed at the 1st Defendant to vacate the residence of the leader of the Church located within the premises of the Church.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;text-indent:0cm;line-height: 115%;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo4"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;letter-spacing:-.15pt">iii.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">An order of perpetual injunction directed at the 1st Defendant, his servants, agents, privies, assigns, successors in title, personal representatives or any person claiming through him from holding himself out as the Leader of the Church howsoever or whatsoever or in any manner interfering with or in the management and administration of the Church or holding himself out as the Chairman of the General Conference of the Apostles Revelation Society.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;text-indent:0cm;line-height: 115%;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo4"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;letter-spacing:-.15pt">iv.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">Cost<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>this<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> litigation.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",se