THE REPUBLIC vs. THE NATIONAL HOUSE OF CHIEFS EX-PARTE: OSAHENE KATAKYI BUSUMAKURA III

OWUSU, JA This is an appeal against the ruling of His Lordship R.B. Batu sitting at the High Court, Sekondi, delivered on 29th day of October 2004. The Applicant/Respondent herein filed a motion pursuant to leave granted him by the court praying for an order of mandamus to compel the Respondent/Appellant herein to insert the name of Osahene Katakyi Bushumakura III, the Applicant, in the National Register of Chiefs in compliance with Section 50 of the Chieftaincy Act of 1971, Act 370. In the affidavit in support of the motion, the Applicant averred that he was enstooled as Ohene of Takoradi in the Ahanta Traditional Area in the Western Region on 1st March 2003. That subsequently, the particulars of his enstoolment were submitted by the Ahanta Traditional Council to the Registrar of the Western Region House of Chiefs which processed and forwarded same to the National House of Chiefs for same to be inserted in the National House of Chiefs Register of Chiefs. On 19th February, he f...