REPUBLIC VRS. SALIFU EX-PARTE: YEBOAH AND ANOTHER (CR/0187/2025) [2025] GHAHC 66 (3 April 2025)

REPUBLIC VRS. SALIFU EX-PARTE: YEBOAH AND ANOTHER (CR/0187/2025) [2025] GHAHC 66 (3 April 2025)

The Applicants failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the Respondent willfully disobeyed the court order or engaged in acts amounting to contempt, as the evidence did not clearly establish the subject matter of the order, the timing of the alleged acts, or that the Respondent's conduct was willful and calculated to undermine the administration of justice.

Citation
[2025] GHAHC 66
Parties
1st Applicant: Daniel Asenso Yeboah; 2nd Applicant: Beatrice Animwaa Akoma; Respondent: Ummu Haira Salifu
Court
High Court
Jurisdiction
Ghana
Judgment Date
3 April 2025
Case Number
CR/0187/2025
Procedural Posture
Contempt of Court Application / Judgment
Outcome
Application dismissed
Legal Topics
Civil Contempt, Injunctions, Burden of Proof, Standard of Proof, Administration of Justice
Source Language
English
Civil Procedure Land Law Contempt of Court Civil Contempt Injunctions Burden of Proof Standard of Proof Administration of Justice

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Parties

Daniel Asenso Yeboah

1st Applicant

Beatrice Animwaa Akoma

2nd Applicant

Ummu Haira Salifu

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Contempt of Court Application / Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the Respondent willfully disobeyed the order of interlocutory injunction issued by the Circuit Court, Achimota
  2. 2 Whether the Respondent's actions amounted to civil or criminal contempt of court

Ratio Decidendi

The Applicants failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the Respondent willfully disobeyed the court order or engaged in acts amounting to contempt, as the evidence did not clearly establish the subject matter of the order, the timing of the alleged acts, or that the Respondent's conduct was willful and calculated to undermine the administration of justice.

Court Disposition

Application dismissed

Orders

  • Application for contempt is refused and dismissed.
  • Costs of GHC3000 awarded against each Applicant.