AGRICATTLE LAKESIDE ESTATES LTD. (PLAINTIFF) vs. LANDS COMMISSION AND NII OUT AKWETEY (DEFENDANTS) [2009]DLHC7430

AGRICATTLE LAKESIDE ESTATES LTD. (PLAINTIFF) vs. LANDS COMMISSION AND NII OUT AK... [2009]DLHC7430

Date	2009-07-03
Suit No.	SUIT NO. AL 83/2007
Citation No.	[2009]DLHC7430

S.K.A. ASIEDU J. SITTING AS JUSTICE OF THE HIGH COURT

[2009]DLHC7430
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >AGRICATTLE LAKESIDE ESTATES LTD.<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>LANDS COMMISSION AND NII OUT AKWETEY<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT (FAST TRACK/AUTOMATED
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</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>S.K.A.
ASIEDU, J. SITTING AS JUSTICE OF THE HIGH COURT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>By
a writ of summons issued on the 16th April, 2007, the plaintiff claims against
the defendants jointly and severally for: <o:p></o:p>“a). A declaration that the plotting
of the judgment of the High Court, Accra in suit No. BL 272/2006 by 1st
defendant to affect the interest of the plaintiff covered by Land Title
Certificate No. TD 0153 is wrongful. <o:p></o:p>b). An order directed at 1st defendant
to amend the plotting of the judgment of the High Court Accra in suit No. BL
272/2006 to exclude plaintiff’s land covered by Land Title Certificate number
TD 0153”. <o:p></o:p>Attached
to the plaintiff’s writ of summons was a statement of claim.The defendants entered
appearance and thereafter the 2nd defendant filed a defence which was later
amended. Indeed, the 2nd defendant also filed a counter-claim in which he
claims against the plaintiff for: <o:p></o:p>“(1) Declaration of title to all that
parcel of land vividly described by the Plaintiff in suit No. L. 84/99 which is
situate, lying and being at Katamanso containing an approximate acreage of
3,865.45 acres and bounded on the North by Katamanso Stool land measuring 7,700
feet more or less, and bounded on the East by Katamanso Stool land measuring
8,300, 4,200, 700 feet, 5,000 feet [20,200] more or less, and on the South by
Katamanso Stool land measuring 1,300 ft, 1,200 ft, 2,500 ft, 1,500 ft 1,550 ft,
1,600 ft, 500 ft, 1,800 ft [14,450 ft] more or less, on the West by Katamanso
Stool land measuring 22, 400 ft more or less. <o:p></o:p>(2) General damages for trespass. <o:p></o:p>(3) Perpetual injunction restraining
the Plaintiff, his servants, assigns, privies, workmen and all people claiming
through the Plaintiff from entering and dealing in any manner, with the land
the subject matter of 2nd Defendant’s counter-claim. <o:p></o:p>(4) Recovery of possession of the
small portion of the land that plaintiff forcibly encroached on”. <o:p></o:p>The
plaintiff filed a Reply and a defence to counter claim and at the close of
pleadings the issues set out in the application for directions as well as the
issues in the further application for directions and the additional issues were
all set down by the court for determination. These are: <o:p></o:p>“(1) Whether or not plaintiff’s land
title certificate obtained on 9th January 1996 is valid <o:p></o:p>(2) Whether or not the land subject
matter of suit No. BL 272/2006 is the same as plaintiff’s land covered by land
title Certificate number TD 0153 <o:p></o:p>(3) Whether or not 1st Defendant
plotted the judgment in suit No. BL 272/2006 to include land covered by land
title Certificate number TD 0153 <o:p></o:p>(4) Whether or not Katamanso stool
land cannot be granted by Nii Odai Ayiku IV to anybody without the consent of
the chief or occupant of Katamanso stool <o:p></o:p>(5) Whether or not the land the
subject matter of this suit is situate at Katamanso <o:p></o:p>(6) Whether or not the land, the
subject matter of this suit is situate at Ashalley Botwe <o:p></o:p>(7) Whether or not the land the
subject matter of this suit belong to Katamanso stool <o:p></o:p>(8) Whether or not the 2nd defendant
lodged a protest against the registration of the land in the name of the
plaintiff at the Land Title Registry <o:p></o:p>(9) Whether or not suit No. L.84/99
has been pending before plaintiff pre-judicially obtained Land Title
Certificate <o:p></o:p>(10) Whether or not the plotting of
2nd defendant’s land was based on two High Court judgments <o:p></o:p>(11) Whether or not the 2nd defendant
is entitled to his counter claim” <o:p></o:p>At
the trial, one Dr. Kwame Gyamfi, the chairman of the Board of the plainti</main>