[2018]DLECT7094 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:18.95pt;text-align:center; mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow:yes"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; color:#00B050">A 2 Z LIMITED (DOING BUSINESS AS SEPKELE FM LIKPE) ACCRA<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:none; border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">(A</span></i><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New";mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New"">P</span></i><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">PELLANT)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:none; border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";color:#00B050">vs.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:none; border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";color:#00B050">NATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY ACCRA<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:none; border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">(RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:1.55pt;text-align:center; mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow:yes"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">(ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS TRIBUNAL)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:1.55pt;text-align:center; mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow:yes"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">A</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New"">P</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">PEAL NO: E<i>CT/</i>APP<i>/</i>009<i>/</i>2018 DATE: 10TH DECEMBER 2</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New"">0</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">18<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:31.0pt 31.0pt 1.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:1.55pt;text-align:center; mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 1.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:1.55pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination: none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow: yes"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">COUNSEL: <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:1.55pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination: none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow: yes"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">NOOR-DEEN SAEED (WITH EVA ANGELINA DANIELS KLU) FOR APPELLANT ROBERT APAYA FOR RESPONDENT <o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:31.0pt 31.0pt 1.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:1.55pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination: none;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in; mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 1.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:1.55pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination: none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow: yes"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">CORAM: <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:1.55pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination: none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow: yes"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">JUSTICE DATE-BAH (PRESIDING), PROFESSOR QUAYNOR, MR AKPADZI <o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:31.0pt 31.0pt 1.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:1.55pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination: none;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in; mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 1.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:17.4pt;text-align:center; mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt; mso-border-shadow:yes"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">DECISION<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:31.0pt 31.0pt 1.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:17.4pt;text-align:center; mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 1.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:17.65pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination: none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow: yes"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">P</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New"">RO</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">F. DATE-BAH </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"">JSC (RETIRED): This case was initiated by a Notice of Appeal filed by the Appellant o</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New"">n </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">27th February 2</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New";mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New"">0</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">18, expressing dissatisfaction with the decision of the Responde</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New";mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New"">n</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">t dated 1st February 2018 and stating the following grounds of a</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New";mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New"">pp</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">eal: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:16.35pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination: none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow: yes"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New"">a) </span></i><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">"The decision of Respondent purporting to impose the fine of Two Million and Forty Thousand Ghana Cedi (GHC 2,040,000.00) was ultra vi</span></i><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New";mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New"">r</span></i><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">es and illegal as the said on was based on a Schedule of Penalties which is ultra vires its parent Act (Act 775) which provides a maximum fi</span></i><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New";mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New"">n</span></i><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">e of three thousand </span></i><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Courier New"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New"">pen</span></i><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"">alty u</span></i><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";mso-bidi-font-family:"Courier New"">n</span></i><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-heig