THE REPUBLIC vs. JUDICIAL COMMITTEE SEKONDI TRADITIONAL COUNCIL (RESPONDENT / RESPONDENT) EX-PARTE: EBUSUAPANYIN KOFI SUSU (SUBSTITUTED BY EBUSUAPANYIN KOFI ASANTE (SUBSTITUTED BY EBUSUAPANYIN WILLIAM KWEKU DONKOR) (APPLICANT/ APPELLANT) EBUSUAPANYIN KWESI MUSU (DECEASED) (SUBSTITUTED BY OPANYIN YAW BADU

Irene Charity Larbi (Mrs) J.A. (1) This appeal emanates from the decision of the High Court Sekondi dated 19th May 2014 which dismissed an application filed by the Applicant/Appellant for Judicial Review in the nature of certiorari to quash the decision of the five member Judicial Committee of the Sekondi Traditional Council. Facts antecedent to the aforesaid decision are as follows:- The predecessors-in-title to the Appellant herein and three other persons commenced an action by a writ filed on 16/06/2005 before the Judicial Committee Sekondi Traditional Council against the Interested Party/ Respondent claiming the following reliefs:- 1) A declaration that the nomination and selection of one Armoh as the chief of Fijai by the Defendants is contrary to custom and tradition and therefore null and void. 2) A declaration that the 3rd Plaintiff was validly nominated, selected, confirmed and outdoored as the Chief of Fijai. 3) Perpetual injunction restraining the Defendants f...