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THE REPUBLIC V. THE DISTRICT COURT, SEKONDI (RESPONDENT) EXPARTE: MARTIN OFFEI (APPLICANT) SALLY OFFEI

(2018) JELR 67449 (HC)

High Court  •  SUIT NO. E9/28/18  •  9 Apr 2018  •  Ghana

Coram
P. BRIGHT MENSAH

Judgement

RULING

 MENSAH, J.

The Applicant in this present case moves the court for:

“.......... Order for Judicial Review by way of Certiorari to quash the judgment of the District Court, Sekondi”[given on 29/09/17],

as per the accompanying affidavit and for any further order(s) as this court may consider fit.

The present application, according to the motion paper, is brought under Order 55 r 1(a) and 4(2) of Rules, 2004 (C I 47) invoking the supervisory jurisdiction of this court.

By rule 1(a) of Order 55, an Applicant may make an application for judicial review to the High Court in the nature of an Order of Certiorari, among other reliefs. An affidavit supports the motion. The supporting affidavit sets out the grounds for the application, the reliefs sought, the name and description of the applicant and his address. The applicant shall also supply the full name and address of the person directly affected by the application.[1]

Before proceeding further, I want to place it on record that when the c…

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