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THE REPUBLIC
V.
AKANYACHAB, EX PARTE: PATIENCE ADDO

(2024) JELR 113418 (HC)

High Court 22 Oct 2024 Ghana
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- Applicant sought committal of the Respondent for contempt, alleging willful disobedience of a Circuit Court writ of possession and entry of judgment in Suit No. C1/146/08 ordering recovery of possession and injunctive relief against the R

Case Details

Suit Number:CR/453/2019
Judges:JUSTICE COMFORT KWASIWOR TASIAME
Counsel:1. PHILEMON PIERSON PRAH HOLDING BRIEF FOR CHRISTOPHER KING FOR APPLICANT 2. NANA KYEKYE DARKO WITH HENRY OTOO, JOSEPH ACQUAH AND JOHN AJET-NASAM HOLDING BRIEF FOR A. A. SOMUAH ASAMOAH FOR RESPONDENT
Location:Accra

JUDGEMENT

This is an application brought for and on behalf of the Applicants seeking for an order for committal for contempt of court of the Respondent.

Applicant attached an affidavit in support of the Application. Permit me to quote some relevant points of the affidavit in support.

“That on the 23/11/2017 the Accra Circuit Court presided over by H/H Malike Awo Woanyah Dey (as she then was) ordered a writ of possession to issue against the Respondent herein. That on the 6th September, 2018 the court duly attached the property in execution of the judgement entered in favour of the applicant in Suit No. C1/146/08. That prior to attachment of the property in execution, the entry of the judgement was served on the occupants including the Respondent who was an occupant on the 24th August, 2018. That in utter disregard and disrespect of the court’s attachment of the property, the Respondent has broken the fi-fa, replaced the gate and doors and forcibly let herself and her agents back into the…

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