THE REPUBLIC vs. THE JUDICIAL COMMITTEE EX-PARTE; JOHN KOBINA AMISSAH, ABUSUAPANYIN KOBINA BANAFO [2023]DLHC16934

THE REPUBLIC vs. THE JUDICIAL COMMITTEE EX-PARTE; JOHN KOBINA AMISSAH, ABUSUAPAN... [2023]DLHC16934

Date	2023-05-24
Suit No.	SUIT NO. E12/002/2022
Citation No.	[2023]DLHC16934

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE ABOAGYE TANDOH

KWESI NDOM DAMPSON ESQ

JOSEPH ESUA TEKYI ESQ

FRANCIS BOA ESSILFIE ESQ

DANIEL ARTHUR ESQ

[2023]DLHC16934
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >THE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>THE JUDICIAL COMMITTEE<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>EX-PARTE; JOHN KOBINA AMISSAH, ABUSUAPANYIN
KOBINA BANAFO<o:p></o:p>(APPLICANT/ INTERESTED PARTY)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH
COURT, WINNEBA]<o:p></o:p>&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;&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;&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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o: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;">

KWESI NDOM DAMPSON ESQ,
HOLDING THE BRIEF OF JOSEPH ESUA TEKYI ESQ, FOR APPLICANT<o:p></o:p>

FRANCIS BOA ESSILFIE ESQ,
HOLDING THE BRIEF OF DANIEL ARTHUR ESQ, FOR THE INTERESTED PARTY<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE ABOAGYE
TANDOH<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: 4.5pt; margin-right: -2.5pt;">

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

</div>The Applicant by a motion on notice
filed an application on the 18th day of August, 2021 praying for an order of Prohibition against the
Judicial Committee of the Awutu Traditional Council from hearing the matter
filed on 29th day of November 2020 by
Abusuapanyin Kobina Banafo, the Interested Party herein and the Plaintiff in
the Chieftaincy suit entitled:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:248.15pt;
margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:0cm;
line-height:115%;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo5;tab-stops:19.0pt">1.<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: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Abusuapanyin Kobina Banafo – Plaintiff
Awutu Bereku<o:p></o:p>V<o:p></o:p>1.<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: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
John Kobina Amissah
-- Defendants<o:p></o:p>2.<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: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;