THE REPUBLIC vs. THE DISTRICT COURT, TAMALE EX PARTE IDDRISU YAKUBA CHANZEN NAA AMADU AWAL & 2 ORS [2024]DLHC17383

THE REPUBLIC vs. THE DISTRICT COURT, TAMALE EX PARTE IDDRISU YAKUBA CHANZEN NAA... [2024]DLHC17383

Date	2024-02-21
Suit No.	SUIT NO. NR/TL/HC/E13/12/23
Citation No.	[2024]DLHC17383

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE ERIC ANSAH ANKOMAH

MOHAMMED ALHASSAN

ISAAC BORRIDO

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line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;color:#00B0F0">THE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>

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mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">(APPLICANT)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>

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12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">(RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>

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mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">(INTERESTED PARTIES)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>

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mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">[HIGH
COURT, TAMALE]<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">SUIT NO. NR/TL/HC/E13/12/23&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; DATE: 21<sup>ST</sup> FEBRUARY,
2024<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">COUNSEL&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></span></b></p>

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mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">DECISION<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:4.5pt;margin-bottom:0in;
margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif">The applicant
(the plaintiff at the District Court Tamale) instituted action against the three
defendants on 24<sup>th</sup> August, 2012 at the District court, Tamale. The 1<sup>st</sup>
defendant who testified for and on behalf of the other defendants died after
the parties closed their case. The other two defendants are the 2<sup>nd</sup>
and 3<sup>rd</sup> interested parties in this judicial review application.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:4.5pt;margin-bottom:0in;
margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif">On
28<sup>th</sup> October, 2022, the plaintiff/applicant filed this motion on
notice under Order 55 Rule 1 (a) and 2 (b) of High Court (Civil Procedure)
Rules 2004 (C.I. 47) for this Court to exercise its supervisory jurisdiction of
judicial review orders in the nature of certiorari to quash the order of the
District court Tamale dated 22/08/2022 joining the 1<sup>st</sup> interested
party to the suit as 4<sup>th</sup> defendant and to prohibit the trial
Magistrate H/W Amadu Issifu from proceeding to further hear the matter or
deliver judgment. <o:p></o:p></span></p>