judy.legal
Login Register
📄 PDF

THE REPUBLIC V. HIGH COURT, TEMA, EX PARTE: YAW GODWIN DORGBADZI MONIQUE TETTEH DORGBAZI INTERESTED PARTIES: MICHELLE DAPAAH TETTEH GARFIELD LEE JR.

(2023) JELR 111299 (SC)

Supreme Court  •  SUIT NO. J5/08/2023  •  6 Jun 2023  •  Ghana

Coram
DOTSE J.S.C. (PRESIDING), LOVELACE-JOHNSON J.S.C., AMADU J.S.C., PROF. MENSA-BONSU J.S.C., KULENDI J.S.C.

Appearances
JOACHIM BAAZENG for the Applicants; KOJO TACHIE-MENSON for the Interested parties.

Judgement

RULING

DOTSE JSC

Dedicated to the memory of

His Lordship Justice Samuel Kofi Marful-Sau JSC,

our distinguished brother, friend and confidant

who departed this life on 10th August 2021

Call for observation of a minute’s silence


REASONS FOR THE DECISION OF THIS COURT

On the 1st March 2023, this court, by unanimous decision granted the application sought by the Applicants herein for Certiorari and Prohibition to quash the decision of the High Court, Tema and prohibit the said court from hearing the Suit No. E6/199/2022 but reserved the reasons for the said decision.

The following are the reasons why we granted the application:-

PREAMBLE

In view of the antecedents of this case, the impressions it casts on the integrity of the judicial system and our ability to correct the wrongs if any that come to our attention, we have decided for purposes of setting the records straight to be somehow detailed in the narration of the facts and the law applicable, in order to put matters beyond peradventure.

WHAT …

There's more. Sign in to continue reading

judy.legal is the comprehensive database of case law and legislation from Ghana, Kenya and Nigeria. Gain seamless access to over 20,000 cases, recent judgments, statutes, and rules of court.


Get started   Login