THE REPUBLIC V. BANK OF GHANA AND 5 OTHERS EX PARTE: BENJAMIN DUFFOUR
(2017) JELR 65857 (CA)
Court of Appeal
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CIVIL APPEAL NO: H1/39/2017
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23 Mar 2017
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Ghana
Coram
F. KORBIEH JA (PRESIDING), A.M.A. DORDZIE (MRS.) JA., M.M. AGYEMANG (MRS.) JA
Appearances
KWAME FOSU GYEABOUR FOR APPLICANT / APPELLANT,KODJO ASARE-BOATENG FOR RESPONDENTS /RESPONDENTS
Judgement
<p><strong>AGYEMANG JA</strong></p><p>In this appeal against the judgment of the High Court dated 14<sup>th</sup> day of July 2014, the appellant seeks the following orders:</p><p>1. An order to set aside the ruling of the High Court dated the 14<sup>th</sup> day of July 2015</p><p>2. An order convicting and punishing the respondent for contempt of court;</p><p>3. An order for the respondent to purge themselves of contempt.</p><p>These are the matters that have given rise to the instant appeal.</p><p>The applicant/appellant (referred to as appellant) was until the 7<sup>th</sup> of March 2014, an employee of the first respondent/respondent, holding the official title of a Deputy Manager. The first respondent/respondent (first respondent) is a financial institution operating as the country’s Central Bank. The second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth respondents/respondents (referred to as the respondents) are employees and officials of the first respondent.</p><p>As an official of the first respondent, the appellant, like many others were placed in official residence at the licence of t…</p>