GHANA PRIVATE ROAD TRANSPORT UNION OF THE TRADES UNION CONGRESS v DANFUL AND OTHERS [1995-96] I GLR 20-26

Practice and procedure—Interlocutory injunction—Grant of—Balance of convenience—Conditions under which court empowered under Order 50, r 7 of LN 140A to grant interlocutory injunction—Action between GPRTU and executive members of a branch of GPRTU—Constitution of GPRTU stipulating a four-year term for elected executives—Plaintiffs still in office after four years—Application by GPRTU for interlocutory injunction against plaintiffs—Whether court competent to grant GPRTU interlocutory injunction against plaintiffs from continuing in office—Whether plaintiffs likely to suffer greater inconvenience and hardship—High Court (Civil Procedure) Rules, 1954 (LN 140A), Order 50, r 7.

Practice and procedure—Interlocutory injunction—Grant or refusal effectively ending action—Circumstances under which application seeking substantially whole relief of action will be granted—Action between GPRTU and plaintiffs, executives of branch of GPRTU—Constitution of GPRTU stipulating a four-year term for elected executives—Plaintiffs staying in office beyond four years—Whether interlocutory application by GPRTU to restrain plaintiffs competent.