THE REPUBLIC vs. THE JUDICIAL COMMITTEE OF THE GA TRADITIONAL COUNCIL, ADJIY TETTEH EX-PARTE: NETTEY

TWUMASI, JA: This is an appeal from the ruling of the High Court Accra, delivered on the 11th November 1998. The court granted to the respondents an order of certiorari sought by them to quash a decision of the Judicial Committee of the Ga Traditional Council, given on the 22nd October 1997. The parties to the proceedings before the Judicial Committee had filed affidavits in respect of the issue of whether the party who had instituted the proceedings had locus standi or capacity to do so. When the case came on for hearing, the committee adopted a procedure very much unique for its brevity and simplicity. Questions were addressed to the parties to indicate whether they had any oral evidence to add to their respective affidavits and each of them said they had none. With this response, the committee concluded the proceedings and fixed a date for ruling. On the due date, the committee gave a final decision on the merits based on the affidavits. The defeated side, the respondents herein i...