THE REPUBLIC v. LOVELY NORKOR ARMAH; EX-PARTE GEORGE KWABENA ADJEI

In the course of a pending case at the High Court involving the Parties herein for

reliefs which include declaration of title to a piece of land and order for perpetual

injunction, the High Court, differently constituted granted an order of interim

injunction against the Parties on the 23rd day of November, 2020.

Then on or about the 18th February, 2022, the Applicant herein George Kwabena Adjei

took out the instant application under Order 50 rule 1(1) of the High Court (Civil

Procedure) Rules, 2004 (C.I 47) praying the Honourable Court to convict and commit

to prison the Respondent for contempt of Court. The Applicant supported his

application with a 22 paragraph Affidavit in Support to which he attached several

Exhibits and a supplementary Affidavit filed with the leave of the Court on the 26th

January, 2021.

The gravamen of the Applicant’s case is as deposed to in the following paragraphs

which I set down hereunder for their full effects. They are paragraphs 12 through to

20 of the Affidavit in Support to wit;-

“12. That the Honourable Court on 23rd November, 2020 heard and granted the

Applicant’s motion for Interim Injunction

13. That the Respondent was in Court when the Motion for Interim Injunction was

argued and granted

14. That the Court drew up the following Order restraining the Parties, their

assigns, workmen etc. from building on the Land in dispute until the final

determination of the suit

15. That attached herein and marked as Exhibit “GKA3” is a copy of the Order of

the Court

16. That the aforementioned Order was served personally on the Respondent on

16th February, 2021

17. That attached herein and marked as Exhibit ‘GKA4’ is copy of the Affidavit of

Service of the Order for Interim Injunction

18. That despite the fact that the Respondent was present in Court when the Orders

were made and has been served with the aforementioned Order, the

Respondent is still continuing with her trespassory acts over the plot of land

and the half plot of land

19. That attached herein and marked as Exhibit ‘GKA5’ are pictures showing the

Respondent developing the half plot of the Land despite the Order injuncting

the Parties to maintain the status quo

20. That I am advised by my Lawyer and verily believe same to be true that the

illegal entry, demolition and loss of property are illegal and an attempt by the Respondent to overreach the Honourable Court and disturb the status quo

21. That the Respondent’s conduct is