BA TIMBER TRUST FOUNDATION vs. THE REGISTRAR GENERAL [2023]DLHC16946

Date	2023-03-31
Suit No.	SUIT NO. CM/MISC/0138/2023
Citation No.	[2023]DLHC16946

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE AKUA SARPOMAA AMOAH (MRS.)

EMMANUEL YEBOAH GYAN

BOBBY BANSON

BARBARA ASARE MENSAH

OBENG MANU

[2023]DLHC16946
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >BA TIMBER TRUST FOUNDATION<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>THE REGISTRAR GENERAL<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH
COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;<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;">

<a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a>SUIT NO. CM/MISC/0138/2023&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;DATE: 31ST
MARCH, 2023&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>EMMANUEL
YEBOAH GYAN HOLDING BRIEF FOR BOBBY BANSON FOR APPLICANT/RESPONDENT <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;">

BARBARA ASARE MENSAH LED BY OBENG MANU FOR 2ND
RESPONDENT/APPLICANT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM<o:p></o:p>HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE AKUA
SARPOMAA AMOAH (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;">

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

</div>The present motion seeks an Order setting aside /
dismissing the Applicant/Respondent’s (Respondent)
Originating Motion filed on the 21st of November, 2022 on grounds of the
same being an abuse of process.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The 2nd Respondent /Applicant (Applicant)
says it has been served with an Originating Notice of Motion
filed on the 21st of
November, 2022 seeking
an order for this Court directed at the Registrar General to
appoint an Inspector to investigate the
affairs of the 2nd Respondent.<o:p></o:p>Applicant says the Respondent had caused the same application to be filed before this Court (differently
constituted) on the 10th day of August, 2020.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;However upon being served with that Application, the
Applicant applied for the Chief Justice to determine the forum convenience of
the matter on grounds that the Applicant herein being resident in the Bono
Region and being the person to be affected by the Orders of the Court, reasonably considered it more convenient
for the Motion to be heard and determined in that region as all its witnesses
were resident there and it was in that Region that any documents required to
prove its case could be easily obtained.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The
Court after hearing the arguments of both Counsel granted Applicant’s prayer and referred the matter to the Honorable
Chief Justice for his decision on same.<o:p></o:p>The
Respondent however appealed that reference but before the said appeal could be heard, the Respondent filed a notice of
withdrawal of Appeal on the 8th day
of February 2022 as evidenced by Exhibit ABTS 3.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;Applicant again went ahead to file a Notice of Withdrawal
of the substantive Application
pending before this Court. .<o:p></o:p>