ADJETEY AND ANOTHER V. ADJETEY

SARKODEE J.

The petitioner Elizabeth Adjetey then a spinster and called Elizabeth Adwoa Piramang was married to Timothy Adjei Adjetey, the respondent, on 18 May 1966 at the marriage registry, Islington, London, England. The petitioner and the respondent are both Ghanaians. There is no child of the marriage.

Since filing the petition, and the issue of the registrar’s certificate subsequently, the petitioner has taken no steps to prosecute the case. The case was fixed for hearing on 9 August 1972 and adjourned three times on each occasion because the petitioner and her counsel were absent. The case was finally heard on 16 November 1972 in the absence of the petitioner, the respondent being permitted to prove his cross-petition. I do not think the petitioner has shown sufficient interest in prosecuting the petition and I accordingly dismiss same. In his cross-prayer the respondent alleged desertion and adultery committed by the petitioner with two persons, T.D. Baffoe and David Larbie. He…