REPUBLIC VRS. AKWETEY (D16/23/2022) [2024] GHAHC 75 (27 March 2024)
The Respondent was aware of the injunction order, the order was interlocutory and not interim, and the Respondent willfully disobeyed the order by placing a container on the disputed land, thus is liable for contempt.
- Citation
- REPUBLIC VRS. AKWETEY (D16/23/2022) [2024] GHAHC 75 (27 March 2024)
- Parties
- Applicant: Yaw Okyere; Respondent: Daniel Akwetey
- Court
- ghahc
- Jurisdiction
- Ghana
- Judgment Date
- 27 March 2024
- Procedural Posture
- Contempt of Court Application / Judgment
- Outcome
- Respondent found liable for contempt.
- Legal Topics
- Injunctions, Burden of Proof, Contempt Proceedings
- Source Language
- eng
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Parties
Yaw Okyere
Applicant
Daniel Akwetey
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Contempt of Court Application / Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the Respondent willfully disobeyed a court order for injunction and is liable for contempt
Ratio Decidendi
The Respondent was aware of the injunction order, the order was interlocutory and not interim, and the Respondent willfully disobeyed the order by placing a container on the disputed land, thus is liable for contempt.
Court Disposition
Respondent found liable for contempt.
Orders
- Respondent adjudged guilty of contempt.
- Costs of GHS5,000.00 awarded against Respondent.
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