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KENNETH KWABENA AGYEI KURANCHIE
V.
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL & ANOR

(2024) JELR 112821 (SC)

Supreme Court 11 Dec 2024 Ghana
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- The applicant sought a review of an order that denied his request to withdraw his writ, which had been filed without an accompanying statement of the plaintiff's case as required by the Supreme Court Rules. - The applicant argued that the

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Suit Number:CIVIL MOTION NO: J7/16/2024
Judges:SACKEY TORKORNOO (MRS.) CJ (PRESIDING) PWAMANG JSC AMADU JSC PROF. MENSA-BONSU (MRS.) JSC KULENDI JSC ACKAH-YENSU (MS.) JSC GAEWU JSC KWOFIE JSC DARKO ASARE JSC
Counsel:THE APPLICANT APPEARS FOR HIMSELF. ANNA PEARL AKIWUMI SIRIBOE (MRS.), CHIEF STATE ATTORNEY WITH MERCEDES KONADU MARI (SENIOR STATE ATTORNEY) FOR THE 1ST RESPONDENT. DR. ISIDORE TUFOUR (DIRECTOR OF PROSECUTIONS) WITH ADELAIDE KOBIN – WOODE (PRINCIPAL PROSECUTOR) AND FA-IZA ISSAKA (ASSISTANT PROSECUTOR) FOR 2ND RESPONDENT.

RULING

KULENDI JSC.

INTRODUCTION

  1. On the 11th day of December, 2024, this Court dismissed the instant Application for review and deferred its reasoned ruling to a later date which we hereby proceed to deliver:

  2. The Applicant seeks a review of the order of the Ordinary Bench dated 17th July, 2024 which obliged his prayer for the withdrawal of his writ invoking our original jurisdiction, which writ had been filed without an accompanying statement of the Plaintiff’s case as required under Rule 46 of the Supreme Court Rules, 1996 (C.I. 16)

  3. This defective writ had been pending for well over nine (9) months and consequently, in granting the Applicant’s prayer to withdraw his suit, this Court further ordered that the said withdrawal was “without leave to reapply. Evidently, it is this latter portion of the order that has provoked the filing of the instant application.

    APPLICANTS CASE:

  4. In a seven (7) paragraphed affidavit in support of his application, the Applicant asserts that the said order denying…

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