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THE REPUBLIC v. KWABENA AMPOFO APPIAH, EDWARD AWUAH & JACOB BEECHAM EX PARTE: MRS. PATIENCE ATTA-AFFRAM

2018

HIGH COURT

GHANA

CORAM

  • Kweku T. Ackaah-Boafo

Areas of Law

  • Civil Procedure
  • Employment Law

AI Generated Summary

The case involves an application for committal for contempt filed by the Applicant against the Respondents, officials of the State Housing Company (SHC), for willfully disobeying a court order. The Applicant alleged that despite a favorable court judgment granting her possession of a house and subsequent orders, the Respondents forcibly evicted her from the property. The Respondents denied the accusations, citing lack of knowledge of the order and asserting that the property had been allocated to a municipal assembly. The court found that the Respondents' actions of allocating the property during the pendency of the suit and their non-compliance with the court order were willful and undermined the court's authority. The court held the 1st and 2nd Respondents in contempt, imposing a fine of GH¢15,000 each or 21 days in jail in default, while acquitting the 3rd Respondent. The decision underscored that contempt proceedings serve to protect the administration of justice and that public officials are not above the law.

DECISION