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THE REPUBLIC
V.
THE JUDICIAL SERVICE OF GHANA AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

(2017) JELR 65965 (SC)

Supreme Court 11 Apr 2017 Ghana
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- The applicant invoked the supervisory jurisdiction of the court to quash a judgment of the High Court. - The applicant, who was the Registrar of the Fast Track Court Division, changed the return date for a contempt application without not

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Suit Number:CIVIL APPEAL NO. J5/12/2017
Judges:ANSAH JSC (PRESIDING), DOTSE JSC, YEBOAH JSC, GBADEGBE JSC ,BENIN JSC
Counsel:AUGUSTINE OBOUR FOR THE APPLICANT,STELLA BADU (CHIEF STATE ATTORNEY) FOR THE 2ND RESPONDENT

YEBOAH, JSC

On the 10th April, 2017 we dismissed this application and reserved our reasons which we hereby proceed to deliver.

The applicant herein has invoked our supervisory jurisdiction to quash the judgment of the High Court, Accra dated the 26th October 2016.

To appreciate the basis for invoking our supervisory jurisdiction the facts giving rise to this application must be stated for a full and proper understanding of the case.

The facts appear to be devoid of any controversy. An application for contempt intituled as The Republic v. Anas Aremeyaw Anas and 4 Others, Ex-Parte Justice Paul Uuter Dery was filed at the registry of the High Court, Accra by law firm of Addo, Addo (Legal Attorney) on the 18th day of September 2015.

The Applicant herein was at the time material to these proceedings the Registrar of the Fast Track Court Division of the High Court when the process above referred to was filed. As usual, the Applicant as the Registrar fixed a date for hearing of the application an…

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