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THE REPUBLIC
V.
REV. GURU JANKANDA AMANKWAH, EX PARTE, EMMANUEL RAY QUARCOO

(2019) JELR 107414 (HC)

High Court 21 Mar 2019 Ghana
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- The Applicant filed an action against the Respondent for contempt of court. - The Applicant claims that the Respondent appealed a judgment against them and then opposed the execution of the judgment. - The Applicant alleges that the Respo

Case Details

Suit Number:CR/67/2019
Judges:GIFTY AGYEI ADDO
Counsel:EVA ANGELINA DANIELS-KLU FOR THE APPLICANT. KWAME FOSU GYEABOUR FOR THE RESPONDENT

R U L I N G

The Applicant in this case on 7th November, 2018, mounted this action against the Respondent for an Order of this Court to commit the Respondent to prison for contempt of court.

THE CASE OF THE APPLICANT

The gravamen of the application is contained in paragraphs 3 to 11 of the affidavit in support of the application, a summation of which is as follows:

According to the Applicant, this Court presided over by Justice Stephen Ocran entered judgment against the Respondent. Exhibit ‘A’, is the said judgment. That the Respondent dissatisfied with the judgment, appealed against same. The appeal was dismissed, per Exhibit ‘B’.

It is the case of the Applicant also that upon the service of entry of judgment on the

Respondent, he, the Applicant took steps to execute the judgment by applying for a Writ of Possession and Demolition as per Exhibit ‘C’.

The Applicant states further that the application was opposed by the Respondent, with Exhibit ‘D’ being a copy of the Respondent’s af…

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