NANA OBENG NUAKO III vs. ODEEFUO BOA AMPONSEM, OKYEAME TIEKU, KWABENA HENE AMPONG AND THE REGISTRAR DENKYIRA TRADITIONAL COUNCIL

HONYENUGA, J.A. This is an appeal against the decision of the High Court, Cape Coast dated the 9th day of August 2010. The said Court granted an application for judicial review to wit:- Certiorari to quash the decision of the 1st respondent/appellant’s purported destoolment of the applicant/respondent and his direction to the appropriate royal family to appoint a regent. The respondents/appellants would be simply referred to as the appellants and the applicant/respondent as the respondent. The facts of this appeal are that the respondent is the chief of Dunkwa-on-offin having been installed in June 2006 in accordance with customary practices and usages of the people of Dunkwa in the Denkyira Traditional Area. The respondent as part of the customary practice and usage had to be introduced by the Queenmother of Dunkwa to the 1st appellant, the Omanhene of the Denkyira State to perfect his installation. After the demise of the then Queenmother, a new Queenmother had to be instal.....