FRANCIS KWARTENG ARTHUR AND C.A. VANDERPUYE MEMORIAL vs. VODAFONE GHANA LIMITED, SCANCOM PLC (MTN GHANA), KELNIGVG LIMITED , THE NATIONAL COMMUNICATION AUTHORITY AND THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL [2020]DLHC8940

FRANCIS KWARTENG ARTHUR AND C.A. VANDERPUYE MEMORIAL vs. VODAFONE GHANA LIMITED... [2020]DLHC8940

Date	2020-06-23
Suit No.	SUIT NO. GJ/0855/2020
Citation No.	[2020]DLHC8940

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE STEPHEN OPPONG (MR.)

JUSTICE SREM-SAI WITH HIM GORDON DZAH FOR THE APPLICANT

MARTIN AGYEN-SAMPONG FOR THE 1ST RESPONDENT

DENNIS ARMAH HOLDING BRIEF FOR TONY FORSON JNR FOR THE 2ND RESPONDENT

SELALI WOANYA FOR THE 3RD RESPONDENT

EUNAS KOFI ESHUN HOLDING BRIEF FOR I.E. OSEI-BONSU FOR THE 4TH RESPONDENT

AUREOL ASARE-BOATENG (ASST. STATE ATTORNEY) FOR THE 5TH RESPONDENT

[2020]DLHC8940
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >FRANCIS KWARTENG ARTHUR (APPLICANT) AND C.A. VANDERPUYE
MEMORIAL<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>VODAFONE GHANA LIMITED (1ST
RESPONDENT), SCANCOM PLC (MTN GHANA) (2ND
RESPONDENT), KELNIGVG LIMITED (3RD RESPONDENT), THE NATIONAL COMMUNICATION
AUTHORITY (4TH
RESPONDENT) AND THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL (5TH RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH
COURT (CIVIL PROCEDURE), ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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SUIT NO. GJ/0855/2020&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; DATE: 23RD JUNE 2020<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>JUSTICE
SREM-SAI WITH HIM GORDON DZAH FOR THE APPLICANT<o:p></o:p>MARTIN
AGYEN-SAMPONG FOR THE&nbsp; 1ST
RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p>DENNIS
ARMAH HOLDING BRIEF FOR TONY FORSON JNR FOR THE 2ND RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p>SELALI
WOANYA FOR THE 3RD RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p>EUNAS
KOFI ESHUN HOLDING BRIEF FOR I.E. OSEI-BONSU FOR THE 4TH RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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AUREOL ASARE-BOATENG (ASST. STATE
ATTORNEY) FOR THE 5TH&nbsp;
RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p>

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</div>On
the 28th day of April 2020, the Applicant herein per an Amended
Originating motion on notice&nbsp; initiated
the present suit under Article 33 of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana, Order 67
of The High Court (civil Procedure) Rules, 2004, ( C.I.47) and The Inherent
Jurisdiction of the High Court, against the Respondents herein for the
following reliefs;<o:p></o:p>a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Adjudge or declare as follows;<o:p></o:p>i.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
That by procuring or causing the 3rd
Respondent or another person to procure the Applicant’s personal information
from the 1st Respondent or the 2nd Respondent without
following laid down law or procedure or without the Applicant’s consent, the
President and the Government have violated , are violating or are likely to
violate the Applicant’s fundamental human rights to administrative justice, to
privacy or to equality or non-discrimination;<o:p></o:p>ii.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;That
by implementing or intending to implement the President’s directive in E.I. 63 to
procure the Applicant’s personal information from the 1st &nbsp;Respondent or the 2nd Respondent,
the 3rd Respondent or the 4th Respondent have violated ,
are violating or are likely to violate the Applicant’s fundamental human rights
to administrative justice, to privacy or to equality or non-discrimination; and
<o:p></o:p>iii.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;That
by relying on or intending to rely on EI 63 to make the Applicant’s personal
information in their possession available to the P</main>