This Court has heard Counsel for Applicant Dahanato Issah as a 3rd Defendant to the action. Counsel made reference to the motion filed on 17/07/2018 and the affidavit in support.
R U L I N G
This Court has perused the motion paper and the supporting affidavit deposed to by Seidu Nasigri, a lawyer and on behalf of the Applicant. The motion has been duly served, the proof is on the record. And for today, the motion which has been struck out earlier, has been relisted, and Hearing Notice duly served on 19/11/2018, for business to be transacted today 11/12/2018.
The undisputed principle on joinder of parties is that:
1) Where two parties are in a dispute before a Court of competent jurisdiction and a determination will affect directly or indirectly a third party, because he may be called upon to contribute either in cash or kind, that party may be joined as a party to the suit.
Again if the presence of that party will ensure effective determine of all matters in dispute, joinde…