DANKYI JOYCE AND ALHAJI SULE IBRAHIM [2001]DLCHRAJ6036

Date	2001-10-23
Suit No.	Our Ref: CHRAJ/1901/2001/161
Citation No.	[2001]DLCHRAJ6036

CHRIS A. OPOKU

[2001]DLCHRAJ6036
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" ><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;color:#00B050">DANKYI JOYCE <o:p></o:p>(COMPLAINANT)<o:p></o:p>AND<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;color:#00B050">ALHAJI SULE IBRAHIM <o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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Our Ref: CHRAJ/1901/2001/161&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; DATE:
23/10/2001<o:p></o:p>

</div>commissioner:<o:p></o:p>CHRIS
A. OPOKU DEP. CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER FOR COMMISSIONER<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>SUMMARY OF COMPLAINT:<o:p></o:p>Complainant
sought advice from the Commission on what action to take against a trespasser
on her land since the Police Service and Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly had not
been able to help her.<o:p></o:p>CLAIM:<o:p></o:p>Advice
on what to do to recover land being developed by a trespasser.<o:p></o:p>RECOMMENDATION:<o:p></o:p>Complainant
was advised to instruct a lawyer or seek assistance from Legal Aid Board to
institute legal action to recover her land.<o:p></o:p>DECISION/LAW:<o:p></o:p>The
Commission ceased investigations in accordance with Section 13(1)(a) of Act 456
which provides as follows:<o:p></o:p>Section
13(1) "Where in the course of the investigation of any complaint it
appears to the Commission -<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
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that under the law or existing
administrative practice there is adequate remedy for the complaint, whether or
not the complainant has availed himself of it, it may refuse to investigate the
matter further."<o:p></o:p>

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