G. K. AFORDI & 20 OTHERS vs. TEMA DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION & GHANA PUBLISHING CORPORATION [2002]DLCA6451

G. K. AFORDI & 20 OTHERS vs. TEMA DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION & GHANA PUBLISHING CO... [2002]DLCA6451

Date	2002-03-28
Suit No.	COURT OF APPEAL NO.: 3/ 2001
Citation No.	[2002]DLCA6451

BENIN J.A. (Presiding)

ADINYIRA (MRS) J.A.

AKOTO-BAMFOR (MRS) J.A.

[2002]DLCA6451
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >G. K. AFORDI &amp; 20 OTHERS<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFFS/APPELLANTS)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>TEMA DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION &amp; GHANA PUBLISHING CORPORATION<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p>[COURT
OF APPEAL, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p>COURT
OF APPEAL NO.: 3/ 2001&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: 28TH MARCH 2002<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>ADINYIRA
(MRS) J.A.: <o:p></o:p>The plaintiffs/appellants (hereinafter referred to as
the appellants) who were former employees of Ghana Publishing Corporation,
began an action in the High Court against the 1st defendant/respondent Tema
Development Corporation (hereinafter referred to as TDC) and their former
employer the 2nd defendant/respondent (herein after referred to as the 2nd
respondent), claiming:<o:p></o:p>a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A declaration of ownership of houses listed
and attached thereto all being in Tema in the Greater Accra Region of the
Republic of Ghana.<o:p></o:p>b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Perpetual injunction restraining the
defendants by themselves, agents, servants or employees from interfering with
the peaceful enjoyment of the said houses by the plaintiffs. <o:p></o:p>c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Costs.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The facts of
their claim would be sufficiently set out in the course of the judgment. The
2nd respondent denied the appellants’ claim. They claimed ownership of the said
houses and therefore couterclaimed for— <o:p></o:p>a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An order setting aside the lease executed
for the plaintiffs by 1st defendant. <o:p></o:p>b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A declaration of title to all those
properties referred to in paragraph 1 of the plaintiffs’ Statement of Claim. <o:p></o:p>c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An order of possession to all those
properties.<o:p></o:p>d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An order against the 1st defendant to
execute leases in respect of the aforesaid properties to 2nd defendant. <o:p></o:p>The appellants by their statement of claim averred that
in or about 1968, their employer, the 2nd respondent herein, applied for a
number of houses from TDC for its employees including the appellants. The
appellants were allocated the houses listed against their names in the
statement of claim. As a result of the allocation of the said houses the 2nd
respondent withheld their housing allowance of 20% of their respective
salaries. They claimed these allowances were retained to pay for the
acquisition of the houses acquired from TDC. They claimed that by a directive
dated 24th August 1979 and issued by a housing committee set up by the
erstwhile AFRC regime; the 2nd respondent was to pay the plaintiffs their
housing allowance to enable them to pay rent directly to TDC. This was complied
with and TDC issued them with rent cards. <o:p></o:p>The plaintiffs claimed they had since then paid rent
directly to TDC. Between April 1989 and September 1990 TDC informed them that
they had completed payment of the selling price of the said houses and
requested them to pa</main>