[2024]DLHC17403 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><div class="WordSection1"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-left:4.5pt;text-align:center; line-height:115%;tab-stops:4.5pt"><a name="_Hlk163040151"></a><a name="_Hlk161040248"></a><a name="_Hlk152146143"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0">THE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p></span></b></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-left:4.5pt;text-align:center; line-height:115%;tab-stops:4.5pt"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-left:4.5pt;text-align:center; line-height:115%;tab-stops:4.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-left:4.5pt;text-align:center; line-height:115%;tab-stops:4.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0">THE HIGH COURT, ACCRA (GENERAL JURISDICTION 11)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-left:4.5pt;text-align:center; line-height:115%;tab-stops:4.5pt"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">(DEFENDANT)</span></i><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-left:4.5pt;text-align:center; line-height:115%;tab-stops:4.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0">EX-PARTE: ANAS AREMEYAW ANAS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-left:4.5pt;text-align:center; line-height:115%;tab-stops:4.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0">KENNEDY OHENE AGYAPONG<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-left:4.5pt;text-align:center; line-height:115%;tab-stops:4.5pt"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">INTERESTED PARTY</span></i><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-left:4.5pt;text-align:center; line-height:115%;tab-stops:4.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua"">[HIGH COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:4.5pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%;tab-stops:4.5pt 168.75pt"><a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua""> </span></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: 0in 0in 1pt; margin-left: 4.5pt; margin-right: 0in;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:4.5pt; border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid black 1.5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua"">CIVIL MOTION NO. 15/72/2023 DATE: </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">28<sup>TH</sup> FEBRUARY. 2024</span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:4.5pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%;tab-stops:4.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">COUNSEL<o:p></o:p></span></b></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: 0in 0in 1pt; margin-left: 4.5pt; margin-right: 0in;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:4.5pt; border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in; mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">ODEI KROW ESQ. FOR THE APPLICANT.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%;tab-stops:4.5pt; border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in; mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">RAPHAEL AGYAPONG ESQ. FOR THE INTERESTED PARTY.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:4.5pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%;tab-stops:4.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">CORAM <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:4.5pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%;tab-stops:4.5pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">SACKEY TORKORNOO (MRS.) Cl (PRESIDING) AMADU lSC<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:4.5pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%;tab-stops:4.5pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">PROF. MENSA-BONSU (MRS.) lSC KULENDI JSC<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:4.5pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%;tab-stops:4.5pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">ASIEDUJSC<o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0in 0in; margin-left: 4.5pt; margin-right: 0in;"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%; tab-stops:4.5pt;border:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">RULING<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left:4.5pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:4.5pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">ASIEDU<span style="letter-spacing:.55pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">JSC:</span></span></u></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:4.5pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-font-width:110%">[1].<span style="letter-spacing:1.15pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">INTRODUCTION</span></span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-left:4.5pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></b></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:9.35pt;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:4.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">My lords, the<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>instant application seeks to invoke the supervisory jurisdiction of this court under Article 132<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt"> </span>of the<span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span>Constitution, 1992,<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>section 5<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>of the Courts Act,<span style="letter-spacing: -.15pt"> </span>1993 Act 459 and rule 61<span style="letter-spacing:1.4pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:1.65pt"> </span>the Supreme<span style="letter-spacing: 2.0pt"> </span>Court<span style="letter-spacing:1.6pt"> </span>Rules,<span style="letter-spacing:1.55pt"> </span>1996,<span style="letter-spacing:1.45pt"> </span>CI.16,<span style="letter-spacing:1.35pt"> </span>for an "order<span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span>of certiorari<span style="letter-spacing: 2.0pt"> </span>directed<span style="letter-spacing:1.65pt"> </span>at the<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>High Court (General Jurisdiction 11),<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>Accra, to bring into this<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>honourable<span style="letter-spacing: 1.6pt"> </span>