Mensah & 3 Ors Vrs Boakye [2021] GHASC 176 (20 May 2021)

Mensah & 3 Ors Vrs Boakye [2021] GHASC 176 (20 May 2021)

The adoption of the terms of settlement by a single justice did not involve a decision in the cause or matter, as the dispute had already been resolved by the parties; therefore, the single justice acted within jurisdiction and the review application fails.

Citation
[2021] GHASC 176
Parties
Plaintiff/appellant/respondent/respondent: Most Rev. Dr. Robert Aboagye Mensah; Plaintiff/appellant/respondent/respondent: Most Rev. Dr. Joseph Osei Bonsu; Plaintiff/appellant/respondent/respondent: Rt. Rev. Daniel Yinkah-Sarfo; Plaintiff/appellant/respondent/respondent: Edward Osei Boakye Trust Fund; Defendant/respondent/appellant/applicant: Yaw Boakye
Court
Supreme Court
Jurisdiction
Ghana
Judgment Date
20 May 2021
Procedural Posture
Civil Motion / Review Application Before Supreme Court
Outcome
Application dismissed
Legal Topics
Jurisdiction of Single Justice, Adoption of Consent Judgment, Review of Court Orders
Source Language
English
Civil Procedure Constitutional Law Jurisdiction of Single Justice Adoption of Consent Judgment Review of Court Orders

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Parties

Most Rev. Dr. Robert Aboagye Mensah

Plaintiff/appellant/respondent/respondent

Most Rev. Dr. Joseph Osei Bonsu

Plaintiff/appellant/respondent/respondent

Rt. Rev. Daniel Yinkah-Sarfo

Plaintiff/appellant/respondent/respondent

Edward Osei Boakye Trust Fund

Plaintiff/appellant/respondent/respondent

Yaw Boakye

Defendant/respondent/appellant/applicant

Procedural Posture

Civil Motion / Review Application Before Supreme Court

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether a single justice of the Supreme Court had jurisdiction to adopt terms of settlement as consent judgment
  2. 2 Whether the adoption of terms of settlement involved a decision in the cause or matter before the Supreme Court
  3. 3 Whether the review application was filed within a reasonable time

Ratio Decidendi

The adoption of the terms of settlement by a single justice did not involve a decision in the cause or matter, as the dispute had already been resolved by the parties; therefore, the single justice acted within jurisdiction and the review application fails.

Court Disposition

Application dismissed