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THE REPUBLIC
V.
ELDER ESTHER NKETIA & 4 ORS

(2019) JELR 107117 (HC)

High Court 23 Jan 2019 Ghana
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- This case involves an application to commit the respondents for contempt of court. - The applicant obtained an order of interlocutory injunction restraining the defendants from interfering in the affairs of the 5th defendant church until

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Judges:AFIA SERWAH ASARE-BOTWE (MRS.)
Counsel:MS. AGOE ASIEDU ASANTE PRESENT HOLDING BRIEF OF KWEKU PAINTSIL FOR THE RESPONSENT. COL. (RTD) KOFI DANSO FOR THE APPLICANT PRESENT

RULING

This is an application to commit the Respondents for contempt filed on the 11th of September, 2018

THE CASE OF THE APPLICANT

It is the case of the Applicant per the affidavit in support and its annexures that he commenced an action in this court further to which he applied for and was granted an order of interlocutory injunction on the 29th of August, 2018 retraining the Defendants herein, their servants, agents, workmen and privies and all persons deriving their authority from them from interfering in the day to day running and management of the 5th Defendant church’s affairs until the final determination of the suit.

It is the Applicant’s case that although the order for injunction was served on the Defendants, the 1st Defendant/Respondent, her agents and workmen are still interfering in the day to day running and management of the affairs of the 5th Defendant (named and referred to in the Order (Exhibit A) as Joint-Heirs With Christ Mission Int.)

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