THE REPUBLIC vs. THE NATIONAL HOUSE OF CHIEFS, KUMASI AND THE BRONG AHAFO REGIONAL HOUSE OF CHIEFS EX PARTE; NANA ODURO BOAMAH AND 3 OTHERS AND TECHIMAN TRADITIONAL COUNCIL

The respondents, chiefs from towns in the Brong Ahafo Region and members of the Asanteman Council, sought to have their names entered in the National Register of Chiefs as paramount chiefs of their respective areas. They faced opposition from the applicant and filed a judicial review motion in the High Court, Kumasi, seeking mandamus to compel entry of their names. The High Court granted the order, but the respondents' names were entered under the Ashanti Region, not Brong Ahafo. The applicant opposed their admission to the Brong Ahafo Regional House of Chiefs and sought interlocutory injunctions to restrain the respondents from acting as paramount chiefs or participating in the Regional House pending appeal.

PWAMANG, JSC. The respondents to the application before me are chiefs of the towns of Tuobodom, Tanoso, Kenyasi No.1 and Tanoboase in the Brong-Ahafo Region and members of the Asanteman Council. They made efforts to get their names onto the National Register of Chiefs as paramount chiefs of their respective areas but met challenges including opposition by the applicant herein. The respondents therefore filed a motion in the High Court, Kumasi against the National House of Chiefs and the Brong-Ahafo Regional House of Chiefs for judicial review in the nature of mandamus and prayed the court for an order for their names to be entered in the National Register of Chiefs as paramount chiefs. They added the Asanteman Council as an Interested Party. The applicant herein applied and was joined by the High Court to the Mandamus application as 2nd Interested Party. From the ruling of the High Court which has been exhibited, the application for mandamus was supported by the Asanteman Council but ...