IBRAHIM vs. ABUBAKARI [2001]DLHC1193

Date	2001-03-02
Suit No.
Citation No.	[2001]DLHC1193

KANYOKE J

SOMUAH-ASAMOAH FOR THE PLAINTIFF-APPLICANT.

CHARLES AGBANU FOR THE DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT.

[2001]DLHC1193
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color:#00B0F0">ABUBAKARI<o:p></o:p>[HIGH
COURT, KUMASI]<o:p></o:p>[2001-2002]
1 GLR 540<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;text-align:right;
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2 MARCH 2001<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>SOMUAH-ASAMOAH
FOR THE PLAINTIFF-APPLICANT.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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CHARLES
AGBANU FOR THE DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT. <o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM: <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>JUDGEMENT<o:p></o:p>Kanyoke J. <o:p></o:p>From
the affidavits filed in this application the following material facts are not
in dispute: On or about 1 September 1995 the plaintiff-applicant (hereinafter
referred to as the applicant) caused a writ of summons to be issued against the
defendant-respondent (hereinafter referred to as the respondent) claiming the
following reliefs:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:
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A declaration that the plaintiff is the substantive Kumasi Moshie community
head. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:
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An order of perpetual injunction to restrain the defendant whether by himself,
his agents or servants from representing himself as the Kumasi Moshie community
head or purporting to act as such. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:
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An order of perpetual injunction to restrain the defendant whether by himself,
his agents, servants or whomsoever from interfering in the plaintiff’s
performance of his duties as the substantive Kumasi Moshie community head.”<o:p></o:p>The
respondent did not only resist the applicant’s action but he also
counterclaimed for:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
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A declaration that the defendant is the head of the Moshie community in Kumasi
who has been duly selected and installed and recognised by Otumfour the
Asantehene. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:
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Perpetual injunction restraining the plaintiff from styling posing,
representing himself as the head of the Moshie community in Kumasi.”<o:p></o:p>On
31 July 1996 this High Court, then presided over by Piesare J, gave judgment in
favour of the applicant for the reliefs claimed in the endorsement to the writ
and dismissed the respondent’s counterclaim. Subsequently, the respondent was
served with a filed notice of judgment after trial. Then on 6 August 1996 the
respondent filed a notice of appeal against the judgment of this court at the
Court of Appeal but for reasons best known to him he discontinued that appeal
on 20 October 1997. Subsequently the respondent filed at the Supreme Court an
application for an order of certiorari and prohibiti</main>