Precious Minerals Marketing Company Limited v In the matter of the Companies Act Cap.249 (CIV APP 10 of 2000) [2000] SLCA 9 (6 June 2000)
Precious Minerals Marketing Company Limited v In the matter of the Companies Act Cap.249 is a civil appeal from Sierra Leone on 6 June 2000. Cite it as [2000] SLCA 9. Search it by the party names, the citation [2000] SLCA 9, or Sierra Leone civil appeal.
June 6, 2000
IN THE COURT OF APPEAL
Precious Minerals Marketing Company Limited
Appellant
v.
In the matter of the Companies Act Cap.249
Respondent
CIV APP 10 of 2000
[2000] SLCA 9
Proceeding. Civil appeal. Sierra Leone.
_ Give Appe 10/2000 (Su “ LSE Com? oP wrpmis oF sre races . BETWEEN = IN THE MATTER OF PRECIOUS sOOMRRALS MARKETING COMPAIY(STERRA LaOmE) LDC TED AND 7 IN THE MALLER OF {aE COMPANIES ACT CAP. 249 SHEIK ABDULAI ABDULKALIQ BIV-RAPAAE ~ / AWD PRECIOUS MINERALS MARKETING “COMPANY (SIERRA LEONE) LIMITED ~RESPONDSENS/APPLICANT (CORAM = Hone Mre Justice NeD. Alhadi . ~ Joke Hone Mre Justice M-E. Tolla~Thompson — Joke Hone Mre Justice F.C. Ghow — Joke ; DONSTANT S- VINCENT FOR THE /RESPONDENT F.M. CAREW FOR THE RESPONDENT/APPLICANT ieee as are om poe ALHADI JoAe :
By Notice of Motion dated the 30th day of May, 2000 the Respondent/Applicant
Seek8 the following Order. "For an order staying all further hearing and determination of this Appeal until the Proposed Appeal to the Supreme Court of Sierra Leane is heard and determined."
In support of the application the learned sofioitor for the Appellant/ Respondent has filed an in which he deposed to reasons why a stay should be granted. By his Supplemental Affidavit he has intimated the court that he has filed the Notice of Appeal to the Supréme Court pursuant to Section 123(1) of the Constitution, Act Noe6 of 1991+
The solicitor for the Appl{dant/gespondent has filed an affidavit opposing the application. He has deposed that no special circumstances have been disclosed in the affidavit evidence in support of the applications
We have cénsidered the arguments on both sides and we are of the view that Where the decision of the superior court will goes to the of this Court inadjudicating in a matter before it, it is a good reason why such proceedin, Showla be stayed util the outcome of che proceedings in the superior courte We therefore grant the ordez that the appeal precwedings in this mtter be stayed ‘til the appeal now pending in the Supreme Court be heard and determined.
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