ZUWEIRA ABUKARI vs. SULEMANA MOHAMMED AWAL [2023]DLHC16939

Date	2023-07-25
Suit No.	SUIT NO: E5/33/2020
Citation No.	[2023]DLHC16939

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE RITA AGYEMAN-BUDU (MRS)

MR. CECIL QUARTEY

MS. NANA YAA KONADU ADADZI

MS. MARYAM SHUAIBU SHARIFF

MS. SUSANA TETTEY

MR. MOHAMMED ATTAH

[2023]DLHC16939
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >ZUWEIRA
ABUKARI<o:p></o:p>(PETITIONER)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>SULEMANA
MOHAMMED AWAL<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT, TEMA]<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: 0cm; margin-right: -2.5pt;">

</div>COUNSEL&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>MR.
CECIL QUARTEY WITH MS. NANA YAA KONADU ADADZI AND MS. MARYAM SHUAIBU SHARIFF
FOR PETITIONER <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: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

MS. SUSANA TETTEY HOLDING BRIEF FOR MR.
MOHAMMED ATTAH FOR RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM<o:p></o:p>HER
LADYSHIP JUSTICE RITA AGYEMAN-BUDU (MRS)<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: -2.5pt;">

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</div>There
is an objection raised by counsel for Petitioner in respect of the court admitting
Exhibits 2, 2a and 3, which Respondent has attached to his witness statement.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The
grounds for this objection is that there is no source of these documents and
also no certified copies of these documents and same may not be genuine. For these reasons, counsel is praying that
these documents should be rejected by the court.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;Counsel
for Respondent, in rebutting this assertion contends that the said documents bear Respondent‘s name as well
as his Number and a stamp of the Volta Aluminum Company Limited Tema.<o:p></o:p>It is
Counsel’s contention that this document is authenticated as per the provision
of section 136 (2) of the Guidance Act.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;After
hearing the submission of respective Counsel, it is my considered opinion that
the said documents ought to be admitted in evidence if same is to aid the court
in determining this matter.<o:p></o:p>I hereby
overrule the objection raised by Counsel for Petitioner and admit exhibit 2, 2a
and 3 in evidence.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;H/L: RITA AGYEMAN-BUDU (MRS)<o:p></o:p>(JUSTICE
OF THE HIGH COURT)<o:p></o:p>

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