REV. DANIEL ADEMU JOHN (ATTORNEY FOR REV. ARCHIBALD GBAMBALD JOHN) (EXECUTOR OF THE ESTATE OF REV, GUSTAVUS ADEHU JOHN AND ABU BLACK GUGBU (SC.MISC,APP.4"2000) [2000] SLSC 14 (24 October 2000);

This  is  an  application  by  way  of  Misc,App,¥2000  dated  16th  June,   2000 in   which the applicant is asking the.Court  that  the Ruling  of  this  Honourable Court delivered by three Justice.s on 22nd Septe111ber, 1999 granting a Stay of Execution of the judgment of the  Court  of  Appealm  dated  17th  June  1993  be varied discharged or reversed by the full Court pursuant to section 126 (b)

of the Constitution of Sierra Leone (Act No,6 of 1991) on the following grounds:

  1. That the said Ruling if not  varied  discharged  or  reversed  will  defeat the ends of Justice in that there is no appeal pending in the  Supreme Court,

 

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  1. That the orders contained in the said Ruling have not been complied with the Respondents.

 

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That the said order presently existing is a bar preventing the Applicant from enforcing the Judgment of the Court of Appeal dated 17th June, 1993 in his favour.

 

 

Applicant will rely on the affidavits of Rev. Daniel Ademu John and Roland Ade Caesar both sworn to on the 16th June, 2000 together with the emibits annexed thereto and filed herewith.

 

The Exhibits are  as  follows:

 

Exh. A is a photocopy of his Power of Attoney executed by Rev. Archibald GbaJJ]bala John.                 Emibit B is the Writ of Summons, C - Judgment of the Court of Appeal, D - Notice. of Appeal to•: the Supreme Court, E -   Records of the Supreme Court dated 21st September, 1999 and E - Ruling dated 22nd September, 1999.

The purpose of the Application is not to complain of an irregularity but because Section 126(b) of the Constitution is the only way we can come to this Court to vary reverse or discharge it.s order.

Mr, Serry-Kamal does not really objects except that the affidavit of the deponent should not have been in his name.

Court:    Application granted.            Order of 22nd September, 1999 is discharged,        No    order as  to costs.

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