REPUBLIC V. THE TRUSTEES OF GPRTU OF TUC & ANOR
(2024) JELR 114439 (SC)
Supreme Court
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SUIT No. H2/ 06/2024
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25 Jul 2024
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Ghana
Coram
JANAPARE BARTELS-KODWO, JA
HAFISATA AMALEBOBA, JA
CHRISTOPHER ARCHER, JA
Appearances
GORDON AKPADIE FOR APPELLANT
MUDA LAWAL FOR RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT
Judgement
<p style="text-align: center"><strong><u>JUDGMENT</u></strong></p><p style="text-align: justify"><strong>BARTELS-KODWO JA: </strong>On the 2 of March 2023, the High Court 2, Ho dismissed the application of the Applicant/Appellant herein in respect of a Contempt proceeding. The Contempt proceeding was a fall out from the substantive Writ of Summons and a motion for interlocutory injunction issued by Applicant/Appellant herein against 1 Respondent/Respondent herein. This Appeal is against the dismissal of the Contempt application. </p><p style="text-align: justify"><strong><u>BRIEF FACTS</u></strong></p><p style="text-align: justify">The facts garnered from the Record of Appeal (ROA) resulting in the instant appeal are briefly that Applicant/Appellant had filed a Writ of Summons and a Statement of Claim together with a motion on notice to restrain the 1 Respondent/Respondent from conducting any branch elections in the Volta Region including that for the GPRTU Ho-Branch 2 of its officers.</p><p style="text-align: justify">Service of both the Writ of Summons and the motion on notice for interlocutory injunction to restrain the officers of the 1 Respondent from carrying out the elections was effected on the 1 Respondent…</p>