THE REPUBLIC vs. CENTRAL REGION HOUSE OF CHIEFS AND NATIONAL HOUSE OF CHIEFS EX-PARTE; NANA IDUN DJAN IX ) NANA IDAN ANDOH X [2010]DLCA8936

THE REPUBLIC vs. CENTRAL REGION HOUSE OF CHIEFS AND NATIONAL HOUSE OF CHIEFS EX... [2010]DLCA8936

Date	2010-12-16
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL SUIT NO. H1/97/06
Citation No.	[2010]DLCA8936

ABBAN (MRS) JA (PRESIDING)

KANYOKE JA

APALOO JA

MR. K. O. AMPONSAH-DADZIE FOR INTERESTED PARTY/APPELLANT

SAMUEL ANSAH FOR THE APPLICANT/RESPONDENT

[2010]DLCA8936
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >THE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>CENTRAL REGION HOUSE OF CHIEFS AND NATIONAL
HOUSE OF CHIEFS<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>EX-PARTE; NANA IDUN DJAN IX<o:p></o:p>(APPLICANT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>NANA IDAN ANDOH X<o:p></o:p>(INTERESTED PARTY/ APPELLANT)<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.
H1/97/06&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:
16TH DECEMBER 2010<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MR.
K. O. AMPONSAH-DADZIE FOR INTERESTED PARTY/APPELLANT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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SAMUEL ANSAH FOR THE APPLICANT/RESPONDENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>ABBAN
(MRS) JA (PRESIDING), KANYOKE JA, APALOO JA<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>APALOO,
JA:&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>This appeal is seeking the reversal of a ruling of the High Court Cape
Coast rendered on 13th January 2006.&nbsp;
The notice of appeal filed by the Interested Party/Appellant was to the
effect that; <o:p></o:p>“the
judgment of His Lordship Nana Gyamera-Tawiah J, cannot be supported by the
weight of the affidavit evidence before the Court.”<o:p></o:p>It is noted that in an
amended statement of case filed by the Interested Party/ Appellant on 18/6/2007,
the Appellant failed to file an amended grounds of <o:p></o:p>appeal to disclose the nature
of the additional grounds this Court permitted him to argue but proceeded to
argue them nevertheless.&nbsp; On pages 10, 13
and 14 of his statement Counsel wrote the following;<o:p></o:p>“Misdirection
and/or error of law<o:p></o:p>Particulars<o:p></o:p>From
the documentary evidence before him the learned Judge relied solely on a search
report obtained by the Respondent&nbsp;&nbsp; in
determining the question as to whether there was a pending suit &nbsp;&nbsp;at the Judicial Committee of the Central
Region House of Chiefs.”<o:p></o:p>On page 13 Counsel wrote:<o:p></o:p>“Misdirection
and/or error of law<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;Insufficiency of evidence to establish the
claim that there was&nbsp; a pending case
before the &nbsp;Judicial Committee of the
Central &nbsp;Regional House of Chiefs.<o:p></o:p>Particulars<o:p></o:p>The
learned trial Judge of the Court below admitted in his Ruling &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;that; <o:p></o:p>None
of the three Respondents responded to the application and&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;I
find it quite disturbing because at all material time every document &nbsp;filed by the applicant was served on the
respondents”.<o:p></o:p>Again on page 14 Counsel
wrote<o:p></o:p>“Misdirection
and/or error of law.<o:p></o:p>The
learned trial Judge misdirected himself on his evaluation &nbsp;of the significance of the Notice of
Discontinuance/Withdrawal.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Particulars<o:p></o:p>The
Petitioners had filed a Notice of Discontinuance of their own&nbsp; &nbsp;petition but nevertheless the significance of
the Notice of Discontinuance/Withdrawal got lost on the learned Judge.”<o:p></o:p>When Counsel begins to
express himself in this manner to represent grounds of appeal one is at a loss
in discovering the nature of the leave granted him by the Court of appeal to
amend his grounds of appeal.&nbsp; Legal
Practice has it that where leave has been granted to amend, the amended
document is filed pursuant to that leave.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Nowhere in this record do I find such a document.&nbsp; This omission apart, C1 19, the Court of
Appeal Rules are clear that “where the grounds of appeal allege misdirection or
error in law, particulars of the misdirection or error shall be clearly stated.”&nbsp; See Rule 8(4) of C1 19.&nbsp; Simply put, the R</main>