THE REPUBLIC vs. HIGH COURT (CRIMINAL DIVISION), EXPARTE: STEPHEN KWABENA OPUNI AND ATTORNEY-GENERAL, SEIDU AGONGO AND AGRICULT GHANA LTD. [2023]DLSC15007

THE REPUBLIC vs. HIGH COURT (CRIMINAL DIVISION), EXPARTE: STEPHEN KWABENA OPUNI... [2023]DLSC15007

Date	2023-01-24
Suit No.	CIVIL MOTION NO. J5/87/2023
Citation No.	[2023]DLSC15007

DOTSE JSC (PRESIDING)

OWUSU (MS.) JSC

LOVELACE-JOHNSON (MS.) JSC

TORKORNOO (MRS.) JSC

KULENDI JSC

SAMUEL CUDJOE ESQ. WITH HIM JOHNSON HORMESINU ESQ. TONY NYARKO ACHEAMPONG ESQ. ZENAB ABDUL AZIZ ESQ. AND JOSHU BODWURO ESQ. FOR THE APPLICANT.

EVELYN KEELSON (CHIEF STATE ATTORNEY) WITH HER SEFAKOR BATSE (PRINCIPAL STATE ATTORNEY) AND EMMA MESSIPA (ASSISTANT STATE ATTORNEY) FOR THE 1ST INTERESTED PARTY.

EMMANUEL KUMADEY ESQ. WITH HIM CHRISTABEL AKWELE GABOR ESQ. FOR THE 2ND AND 3RD INTERESTED PARTIES.

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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >THE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p>

vs.<o:p></o:p>

HIGH COURT (CRIMINAL DIVISION),
EXPARTE: STEPHEN KWABENA OPUNI&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;(APPLICANT)<o:p></o:p>

AND<o:p></o:p>

ATTORNEY-GENERAL, SEIDU AGONGO AND AGRICULT
GHANA LTD.<o:p></o:p>

(INTERESTED PARTIES)<o:p></o:p>

[SUPREME COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p>

CIVIL MOTION NO. J5/87/2023&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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;DATE:
24TH&nbsp;&nbsp;JANUARY 2023&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>

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COUNSEL <o:p></o:p>

SAMUEL CUDJOE ESQ.
WITH HIM JOHNSON HORMESINU ESQ. TONY NYARKO ACHEAMPONG ESQ. ZENAB ABDUL AZIZ
ESQ. AND JOSHU BODWURO ESQ. FOR THE APPLICANT.<o:p></o:p>

EVELYN KEELSON (CHIEF
STATE ATTORNEY) WITH HER SEFAKOR BATSE (PRINCIPAL STATE ATTORNEY) AND EMMA
MESSIPA (ASSISTANT STATE ATTORNEY) FOR THE 1ST INTERESTED PARTY.<o:p></o:p>

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AND 3RD INTERESTED PARTIES.<o:p></o:p>

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CORAM&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>

DOTSE
JSC (PRESIDING), OWUSU (MS.) JSC, LOVELACE-JOHNSON (MS.) JSC, TORKORNOO (MRS.)
JSC, KULENDI JSC<o:p></o:p>

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DOTSE JSC:-<o:p></o:p>

On the 24th day of January 2023, this
Court, by a unanimous decision, dismissed an application at the instance of the
Applicant herein, wherein he sought the following reliefs:-<o:p></o:p>

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Certiorari
directed at the High Court, (Criminal Division 1) Accra, presided&nbsp; over by Honyenuga JSC, sitting as an
additional High Court Judge to bring into this court for the purpose of being
quashed, the ruling of the Judge on the 14th day of November 2022 in
case No. CR/158/2018 intitutled Republic v Stephen Kwabena Opuni and 2
others and<o:p></o:p>

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For
an order of perpetual injunction to restrain the presiding Judge Honyenuga JSC
from continuing with the case No. CR/158/2018 intitutled Republic v Stephen Kwabena Opuni
and 2 Others at the High Court, Criminal Division.<o:p></o:p>

This Court in its orders dated 24th
January 2023 dismissed the application referred to supra and stated as
follows:-<o:p></o:p>

“We have considered all the
processes filed by all the parties as well as their viva voce submissions this
afternoon. We are however of the considered opinion that, this court in its
decision in the case, Republic v Fast Track High Court, Accra,
Ex-parte Daniel [2003-2004] SCGLR 364 interpreted the relevant and
operating provisions in Articles 139 (1) (c) and 145 (4) of the Constitution
1992 and these are so clear that it admits of no controversy whatsoever. Under
the circumstances we hereby unanimously dismiss the applications for Certiorari
and Perpetual Injunction.”<o:p></o:p>