Customer Support

THE REPUBLIC
V.
HIGH COURT, TEMA, EX PARTE: YAW GODWIN DORGBADZI MONIQUE TETTEH DORGBAZI INTERESTED PARTIES: MICHELLE DAPAAH TETTEH GARFIELD LEE JR.

(2023) JELR 111299 (SC)

Supreme Court 6 Jun 2023 Ghana
BriefBot icon

BriefBot Summary

Free

- The court granted the application for Certiorari and Prohibition to quash the decision of the High Court and prohibit it from hearing the case. - The Applicants sought to quash the orders of the High Court and Letters of Administration is

Case Details

Suit Number:SUIT NO. J5/08/2023
Judges:DOTSE J.S.C. (PRESIDING), LOVELACE-JOHNSON J.S.C., AMADU J.S.C., PROF. MENSA-BONSU J.S.C., KULENDI J.S.C.
Counsel:JOACHIM BAAZENG for the Applicants; KOJO TACHIE-MENSON for the Interested parties.

RULING

DOTSE JSC

Dedicated to the memory of

His Lordship Justice Samuel Kofi Marful-Sau JSC,

our distinguished brother, friend and confidant

who departed this life on 10th August 2021

Call for observation of a minute’s silence


REASONS FOR THE DECISION OF THIS COURT

On the 1st March 2023, this court, by unanimous decision granted the application sought by the Applicants herein for Certiorari and Prohibition to quash the decision of the High Court, Tema and prohibit the said court from hearing the Suit No. E6/199/2022 but reserved the reasons for the said decision.

The following are the reasons why we granted the application:-

PREAMBLE

In view of the antecedents of this case, the impressions it casts on the integrity of the judicial system and our ability to correct the wrongs if any that come to our attention, we have decided for purposes of setting the records straight to be somehow detailed in the narration of the facts and the law applicable, in order to put matters beyond peradventure.

WHAT …

There's more. Sign in to continue reading.

judy.legal is the comprehensive database of case law and legislation from Ghana, Kenya and Nigeria. Gain seamless access to over 77,000 cases, recent judgments, statutes, and rules of court.