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THE REPUBLIC
V.
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ECONOMIC AND ORGANISED CRIME OFFICE & ANOR. EX PARTE GIDEON DELALI DEKLU

(2019) JELR 107393 (HC)

High Court 30 May 2019 Ghana
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- The Applicant filed a motion invoking the supervisory jurisdiction of the Court against the Executive Director, Economic and Organised Crime office, the Attorney General, and the Ghana Commercial Bank Limited. - The Court non-suited the A

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Suit Number:HR/0108/2018
Judges:GIFTY AGYEI ADDO
Counsel:NELSON ATANGA AYAMDOO FOR ERIC ATIEKU FOR THE APPLICANT. JACQUELINE AVOTRI FOR THE 1ST RESPONDENT. TRUEDY OSAE FOR THE 2ND RESPONDENT

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On the 30th of August, 2018, the Applicant instituted the instant action invoking the supervisory jurisdiction of this Court pursuant to Article 141 of the Constitution of the Republic of Ghana, 1992 and Order 55 of the High Court (Civil Procedure) Rules, 2004 (C.I. 47) against the Executive Director, Economic and Organised Crime office, the Attorney General and the Ghana Commercial Bank Limited as the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Respondents respectively. A supplementary to the original motion was filed on 16th October, 2018.

The Court, on the 7th of November, 2018, pursuant to Order 4 Rule 5 (2) (a) of the High Court (Civil Procedure) Rules, 2004 (C.I. 47) non-suited the Attorney General, the 2nd Respondent. The basis for the non-suit was by reason of the fact that the claim of the Applicant is essentially against the 1st Respondent which per its creating statute (the Economic and Organised Crime Act, 2010 (ACT 804) is autonomous in that it can…

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