REPUBLIC vs. GA TRADITIONAL COUNCIL AND ANOTHER; EX PARTE DAMANLEY [1979]DLHC1106

Date	1979-09-26
Suit No.
Citation No.	[1979]DLHC1106

MENSA BOISON J.

R. I. QUANSAH FOR THE APPLICANT.

J. AMOAKO-GLOVER FOR THE SECOND RESPONDENT.

[1979]DLHC1106
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >REPUBLIC <o:p></o:p>vs. <o:p></o:p>GA TRADITIONAL COUNCIL AND ANOTHER; EX PARTE DAMANLEY<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT, ACCRA] <o:p></o:p>[1978] GLR 609<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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DATE:
26 SEPTEMBER 1979<o:p></o:p>

</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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R. I. QUANSAH FOR THE APPLICANT.<o:p></o:p>

J. AMOAKO-GLOVER FOR THE SECOND RESPONDENT.<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:
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MENSA BOISON J.<o:p></o:p>

</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>JUDGMENT OF MENSA BOISON J.<o:p></o:p>The
applicant, chief Alhaji Adamu Damanley, by counsel moves for an order of
certiorari to quash certain proceedings and decision of the Ga Traditional
Council. The said proceedings and decision dated finally on 3 August 1978, are
exhibited in these proceedings, and marked AD5. In substance the decision
adjudges and recommends that the second respondent, chief Lebbo Baako, be the
recognised chief of Sabon Zongo, as opposed to the applicant. Exhibit AD5 is in
fact proceedings before what has been described as an arbitration committee.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The facts
upon which the application is founded are contained in the statement supporting
the application, and not in the ostensible affidavit of the applicant. This
departure from the practice as laid under Order 59, r. 2 (2) of the High Court
(Civil Procedure) Rules, 1954 (L.N. 140A), has been aggressively attacked.
Those objections, being a pivot of the respondent’s reply, I shall consider
later. For the present the facts, may be briefly stated. It would appear from
exhibits AD2 (a)-(d), C and D, that around July and August 1977, the applicant,
sponsored by the Sempe stool, was appointed the chief of<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Sabon
Zongo. It is evident that upon this step erupted open opposition and hostility
from the second respondent as a rival contestant. The resulting or apprehended
disturbance to public order appeared to have caused some concern to the
political administration, and the Regional Commissioner for Greater Accra
eventually decided to avail himself of the services of the Ga Traditional
Council. The council’s response to the commissioner’s request was to
communicate by letter to the applicant its decision to embark upon the hearing
of the dispute, and to request the applicant to state his version of the facts
in writing and to produce any documents upon which he relied. The council’s
letter is marked AD3. It would seem that some remonstrance raised by the Sempe
stool to AD3 was brushed aside by the council as shown by exhibit AD3B. The two
letters AD3 and AD3B have been hotly put in issue and are consequently set out
below in full:<o:p></o:p>“AD3 Ga
Traditional Council <o:p></o:p>P.O. Box
42 <o:p></o:p>Accra <o:p></o:p>Ghana <o:p></o:p>11 May
1978 <o:p></o:p>Our Ref:
GTC/064/15/78 <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>DISPUTE
BETWEEN ADAMU DAMANLEY AND CHIEF LEBBO BAAKO OF SABON ZONGO. <o:p></o:p>I have
instructions from my president to inform you that, the above matter has been
referred to this council by the Regional Commissioner for cordial relation to
be established between the two contestants in Sabon Zongo. <o:p></o:p>(2) This
matter is considered as purely traditional in character which could
conveniently and a</main>