THE REPUBLIC V. ANYETEI NUNO EX PARTE BENNET QUAROO

AYEBI, JA

1. This appeal emanated from the grant of the applicant/respondent’s motion for an order for committal of the respondent/appellant for contempt of court by the High Court. This motion was preceded by several ones, all against the respondent/appellant by the same group of people whom the applicant/respondent claimed he represents in this motion he filed against the respondent/appellant.

2. And the genesis of this motion and the earlier ones is this: Somewhere in 2002, the Ministry of Tourism and the La Traditional Council signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the joint management of the La Pleasure Beach. In the suit No. 832/2012 instituted LA DADEKOTOPON YOUTH ASSOCIATION V. NII KPOBI TETTEH TSURU and 19 ORS., the plaintiff sued the defendants for their failure, refusal or neglect to account to the people of LA who are the stakeholders and beneficiaries as per the terms of the MOU.

3. During the pendency of the suit, the plaintiff filed an application for an order of i…