THE REGISTERED TRUSTEES OF EVANGELICAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH vs. SUSTAINABLE END OF HUNGER FOUNDATION

JUDGMENT On the 6TH August 2015, the plaintiff commenced this action against the defendant seeking the following reliefs; i. General damages for breach of covenant stipulation contained in the lease agreement dated 1st January 1998. ii. An order that the plaintiff re-enters the demised property. iii. An order for the payment of GH¢1,800.00 being the cedi equivalent of $150.00 per year of rent arrears from 2010 to date. iv. Further or other reliefs as the Honourable Court may deem fit. Upon service of the writ on the defendant, an appearance was lodged on its behalf on the 16/12/2015 and, followed up by a defence which contained a counter-claim dated the 27/10/2016. THE PLAINTIFF’S CASE The plaintiff is a religious body registered under the Religious Body Act, 1989 PNDC Law 221, known as Evangelical Presbyterian Church Ghana, with its branches throughout the Republic of Ghana. The present dispute is in respect of a property belonging to its Peki Blengo branch located ...