MAVIS KRAMPAH VS KESKIM VENTURES LTD & 4 ORS.

The Plaintiff/Applicant moved the High Court for a mandatory injunction compelling the 2nd Defendant to co-sign cheques to pay suppliers of the 1st Defendant Company. Although the application was opposed through affidavits, the Judge observed that payment to the 1st Defendant’s creditors was not disputed; the Respondent’s concern was that purchases allegedly made by the Plaintiff be vetted or verified by the 1st Defendant before approval. The Plaintiff agreed to vetting, but the parties’ frosty relationship prevented them from agreeing on a verifier. To resolve the impasse without adjudicating blame, the Court appointed Mr Emmanuel Afatsao, Principal Auditor at the Judicial Service’s Audit Directorate, to vet the Plaintiff’s invoices and purchases. The Plaintiff was ordered to furnish the Deputy Registrar with all relevant documents within seven days, after which the referee had twenty-one days to complete the vetting, file his report at the registry, and serve it on the parties.