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THE REPUBLIC
V.
MADAM DORA & 9 ORS EX-PARTE; FRANCIS KOFI MENSAH

(2024) JELR 115892 (HC)

High Court 5 Feb 2024 Ghana
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Suit Number:E12/129/2023
Judges:JOHN-MARK NUKU ALIFO, J.
Counsel:CAB ADDAE ESQ. FOR APPLICANT. DANIEL ARTHUR ESQ. FOR 4TH, 5TH ,6TH,7TH 8TH AND 10TH RESPONDENTS.
Location:Capecoast

JUDGMENT

INTRODUCTION

The Applicant filed a Motion for Contempt on 11th April, 2023 against 15 Respondents. In the Applicant’s Motion paper, he pleaded with the Honourable Court for an order to commit the Respondents for contempt for allegedly disobeying and disrespecting the Court judgment against the 1st and 2nd Respondents.

On the 11th of May 2023, the 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th and 14th Respondents filed their Affidavits in Opposition to the Motion for committal for contempt. This Court reckons all the 10 Affidavits in Opposition is replete with assertions that the Deponents do not to know any of the parties to the Judgment for which the Applicant seek to commit the Respondents for contempt, neither were they served with an Entry of Judgment.

Applicant by a Supplementary Affidavit filed on the 5th of June 2023 maintained by referring the Court to his Exhibit C of his Affidavit in Support that the Respondents were served with the Entry of Judgment on 7th Octobe…

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