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THE REPUBLIC V. THE HIGH COURT (GENERAL JURISDICTION), ACCRA EX-PARTE: NII AGYEMANKESE III (APPLICANT) AND NII DODOO NSAKI II & 4 OTHERS

(2019) JELR 65946 (SC)

Supreme Court  •  CIVIL MOTION NO. J5/11/2019  •  6 Feb 2019  •  Ghana

Coram
AKOTO-BAMFO (MRS) JSC (PRESIDING), BENIN JSC, APPAU JSC, MARFUL-SAU JSC, KOTEY JSC

Appearances
KWEKU PAINTSIL FOR THE APPLICANT FOR THE APPLICANT WITH HIM AUGUSTUS BREW KWABENA MENSAH YAO ANNOR,GEORGE HEWARD MILLS FOR THE 1ST INTERESTED PARTY WITH HIM SELASIE DELALI WOANYAH; BRIGHT AKWETEY FOR THE 2ND AND 3RD INTERESTED PARTIES,NANA OBIRI BOAHENE FOR THE 5TH INTERESTED PARTY

Judgement
<p><strong>APPAU, JSC</strong></p><p>On 13<sup>th</sup> November 2018, the applicant herein Nii Agyemankese III, filed a motion on notice to invoke the supervisory jurisdiction of this Court in the nature of Certiorari and Prohibition; (i) to remove into this Court for the purpose of it being quashed the Order of the High Court, Accra Coram, Justice Nicholas Abodakpi dated 2<sup>nd</sup> November 2018 and (ii) a further order to prohibit the 1<sup>st</sup> interested party Nii Dodoo Nsaki II from inducting the 3<sup>rd</sup> interested party into office as Ga Mantse. The Order of Justice Nicholas Abodakpi which is the subject of the quashing order being sought by the applicant was directed to the 1<sup>st</sup> interested party to purge himself of his contempt of court for non-compliance with an earlier Order of Mandamus issued by Justice Gifty Dekyem dated 17<sup>th</sup> January 2017. Justice Gifty Dekyem’s Order in question was directed to the 1<sup>st</sup> interested party to induct the 3<sup>rd</sup> interested party Nii Tackie Adama Latse II into office as the Ga Mantse.</p><p>When the judicial re…</p>

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