THE REPUBLIC V. NANA DONKOR MANIANOR AND KINGSLEY ASARE KWAKYE EX PARTE AWUKU MANTE A.K.A KWASI AWUKU
(2018) JELR 65932 (HC)
High Court
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CIVIL APPEAL NO.CR/275/17
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9 Nov 2018
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Ghana
Coram
HIS LORDSHIP ERIC KYEI BAFFOUR JUSTICE OF THE HIGH COURT
Appearances
JULIUS ASINYO ESQ FOR ARCHIE DANSO ESQ FOR RESPONDENTS ,KIN HUSSEIN ESQ FOR APPLICANT
Judgement
<p>RULING</p><p>Applicant has mounted this application under Order 50 of the High Court (Civil Procedure) Rules, C. I. 47 praying for an order of committal for contempt against the two Respondents. Upon an oral motion to hear evidence by counsel for Applicant, I acceded to the request. This caused inordinate delay and I had to vacate my order for oral evidence. The affidavit evidence adduced vindicated the vacation of my order for oral evidence as that would not have added anything at all save to increase expense and waste more precious time of the court. The grounds upon which the application has been launched can be gleaned from the affidavit and the supplementary affidavits that accompanied the application.</p><p>Applicant claim that 1<sup>st</sup> Respondent instituted an action against him in Suit No FAL/623/14 for which he contested the claim of 1<sup>st</sup> Respondent in that suit. With 2<sup>nd</sup> Respondent having been appointed by 1<sup>st</sup> Respondent as his attorney the suit which was a land matter commenced at the District…</p>