THE REPUBLIC vs. EBENEZER K. BOAHENE & 2 ORS EX-PARTE: ROSINA ARYEE, ISAAC ANNAN [2023]DLHC17089

Date	2023-04-27
Suit No.	SUIT NO.{TRS} E12/63/22
Citation No.	[2023]DLHC17089

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE DR. RICHMOND OSEI-HWERE

THEODORE NII AYI-BONTE ESQ

KWAKU OWUSU-AGYEMANG ESQ

FELIX ASSAN ESQ

JOHN MERCER ESQ

[2023]DLHC17089
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</div>CORAM<o:p></o:p>HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE DR. RICHMOND
OSEI-HWERE<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;">

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</div>In this application, the
Applicants herein are praying the court for an order committing the Respondents
to prison for contempt of court for their deliberate conduct in ignoring the
pendency of an injunction application filed against them from exercising the
powers or acting in the capacity as Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the
Christian Divine Church and to further restrain them from accessing funds
belonging to the Church pending the final determination of the substantive case
filed against them. <o:p></o:p>The background facts leading
to this application are that on 1st February, 2022 Applicants issued
an Amended Writ of Summons together with an Amended Statement of Claim against
the 1st &amp; 2nd Respondents and three others in the
suit entitled ROSINA ARYEE &amp; ANOR VRS EBENEZER BOAHENE &amp; 4 ORS (SUIT
NO. GJ/0428/2022) seeking the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p>a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A declaration that the tenure of office
of 1st and 2nd Defendants as Chairman and Deputy Chairman respectively, expired
on 28th January, 2022.<o:p></o:p>b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An Order directed at 1st and 2nd
Defendants to cease carrying themselves or performing any function as Chairman
and Deputy Chairman respectively effective 28th January, 2022;<o:p></o:p>c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An Order directed at 1st and 2nd
Defendants to hand over all Church properties in their custody to the Church
and for 1st Defendant to vacate the Church property where he resides; <o:p></o:p>d.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An Order directed at the 4th and 5th
Defendants not to accord the 1st and 22nd Defendants as signatories to the
Church Bank Accounts and not to release Church funds with them to 1st and 2nd
Defendants, their assigns, representatives</main>