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THE REPUBLIC v. SOWAH BANKADI & ANOTHER

2012

HIGH COURT

GHANA

CORAM

  • DENNIS ADJEI

Areas of Law

  • Civil Procedure
  • Evidence Law
  • Property and Real Estate Law

AI Generated Summary

The Applicant requested the court to hold the Respondents in contempt for ignoring an interlocutory injunction pending at the District Court in Madina, Accra. This injunction was meant to stop the Respondents from developing a plot of land. The 1st Respondent opposed the application, denying any such contemptuous actions. The 1st Respondent had previously secured a judgment and injunction against the Applicant for the same plot. The Applicant applied to overturn this judgment and filed for an interlocutory injunction in the interim. However, the court found the Applicant could not prove beyond reasonable doubt that contempt occurred and dismissed the claim. The court reiterated that contempt must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt and affidavits in such matters are to be treated akin to a charge sheet.

JUDGMENT