An Accra Fast Track High Court presided over by Justice Mensah today ruled that National Lotteries Authority (NLA) did not have the authority to have stopped MTN Go Rio Promotion.
NLA had secured an ex-parte injunction in an Accra Circuit Court against MTN's Go Rio promotion in the run up to the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. NLA claimed the promotion was a lottery so MTN had to pay 20% of the SMS proceeds to NLA.
MTN then went to the High Court to cancel NLA's injunction and to also seek a qou warranto relief, challenging NLA's authority to stop the promo. MTN then went ahead with the promo, while the case was in court.
MTN also sought damages to the tune of GHS2million against NLA for preventing the promo for a few days.
The Court today ruled that the MTN Go Rio Promo was not a lottery but an ordinary consumer reward promo. It further ruled that NLA had no authority to have stopped MTN from going ahead with the promo.
It however did not grant the GHS2million damages but award cost of GHC20,000 against NLA
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