THE REPUBLIC vs. THE NATIONAL HOUSE OF CHIEFS EX PARTE; ODENEHO AKROFA AKRUKOKO II OSAGYEFO KWAMENA ENIMIL VI [2009]DLCA8937

THE REPUBLIC vs. THE NATIONAL HOUSE OF CHIEFS EX PARTE; ODENEHO AKROFA AKRUKOK... [2009]DLCA8937

Date	2009-02-02
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL SUIT NO. H1/125/08
Citation No.	[2009]DLCA8937

APALOO JA (PRESIDING)

YAW APPAU JA

K. A. ACQUAYE JA

MR W.A.N ADUMUA-BOSSMAN FOR APPLICANT/RESPONDENT

SIR DENNIS ADJEI FOR RESPONDENT/APPELLANT

M/S JOSEPHINE HUGES INTERESTED PARTY

[2009]DLCA8937
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >THE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>THE NATIONAL HOUSE OF
CHIEFS<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>EX PARTE; ODENEHO AKROFA
AKRUKOKO II<o:p></o:p>(APPLICANT/ RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>OSAGYEFO KWAMENA ENIMIL VI<o:p></o:p>(INTERESTED
PARTY)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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CIVIL APPEAL SUIT NO.
H1/125/08&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: 2ND FEBRUARY, 2009<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MR
W.A.N ADUMUA-BOSSMAN&nbsp;&nbsp; FOR
APPLICANT/RESPONDENT&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>SIR
DENNIS ADJEI FOR RESPONDENT/APPELLANT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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M/S JOSEPHINE HUGES INTERESTED PARTY<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;APALOO JA (PRESIDING), YAW APPAU JA, K. A.
ACQUAYE JA<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;border:none;
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</div>APALOO JA; <o:p></o:p>This
is an appeal against the ruling of K. Ansu-Gyeabour J. sitting at the High
Court Kumasi on 18th February 2008.&nbsp;
The Appellant filed six (6) grounds of appeal and we reproduce them
here;&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;<o:p></o:p>“(1)&nbsp; The trial High Court Judge erred in law when
it &nbsp;departed &nbsp;from the judgment of the court of Appeal in
the Republic Vrs National House of Chiefs Ex Parte; Fabil &nbsp;(1984 – 86) 2GLR 731<o:p></o:p>PARTICULARS
OF ERROR<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The trial Court held that mandamus
application filed after <o:p></o:p>6 months without extension of time can be cured
by Order <o:p></o:p>70 of LN 140A when the Court of Appeal in a
similar case had <o:p></o:p>held that it is void.<o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The High Court erred in law by holding a void
order cannot <o:p></o:p>be set aside by an application.<o:p></o:p>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The ruling of the High court was given in
complete disregard <o:p></o:p>of judgments delivered by the Court of Appeal
and the Supreme<o:p></o:p>Court which are binding on the High Court.<o:p></o:p>4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The ruling cannot be supported by the
evidence on record.<o:p></o:p><</main>