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THE REPUBLIC
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NANA DONKOR MANIANOR AND KINGSLEY ASARE KWAKYE EX PARTE AWUKU MANTE A.K.A KWASI AWUKU

(2018) JELR 65932 (HC)

High Court 9 Nov 2018 Ghana
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- The applicant has filed an application for an order of committal for contempt against the two respondents. - The applicant claims that the first respondent filed a lawsuit against him, which he contested. The second respondent was appoint

Case Details

Suit Number:CIVIL APPEAL NO.CR/275/17
Judges:HIS LORDSHIP ERIC KYEI BAFFOUR JUSTICE OF THE HIGH COURT
Counsel:JULIUS ASINYO ESQ FOR ARCHIE DANSO ESQ FOR RESPONDENTS ,KIN HUSSEIN ESQ FOR APPLICANT

RULING

Applicant has mounted this application under Order 50 of the High Court (Civil Procedure) Rules, C. I. 47 praying for an order of committal for contempt against the two Respondents. Upon an oral motion to hear evidence by counsel for Applicant, I acceded to the request. This caused inordinate delay and I had to vacate my order for oral evidence. The affidavit evidence adduced vindicated the vacation of my order for oral evidence as that would not have added anything at all save to increase expense and waste more precious time of the court. The grounds upon which the application has been launched can be gleaned from the affidavit and the supplementary affidavits that accompanied the application.

Applicant claim that 1st Respondent instituted an action against him in Suit No FAL/623/14 for which he contested the claim of 1st Respondent in that suit. With 2nd Respondent having been appointed by 1st Respondent as his attorney the suit which was a land matter commenced at the District…

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