THE REPUBLIC vs. THE JUDICIAL COMMITTEE OF THE GOMOA AKYEMPIM TRAD. COUNCIL EX-PARTE: OPANYIN POBEE TUFUHENE ELECT OF APAM EBUSUAPANIN KOJO YOYOO [2011]DLCA7947

THE REPUBLIC vs. THE JUDICIAL COMMITTEE OF THE GOMOA AKYEMPIM TRAD. COUNCIL EX-P... [2011]DLCA7947

Date	2011-02-03
Suit No.	SUIT NO. HI/110/2010
Citation No.	[2011]DLCA7947

APPAU J.A. (PRESIDING)

DUOSE J.A.

OFOE J.A.

[2011]DLCA7947
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >THE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p>THE JUDICIAL COMMITTEE OF THE GOMOA AKYEMPIM TRAD. COUNCIL<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>EX-PARTE:
OPANYIN POBEE TUFUHENE ELECT OF APAM<o:p></o:p>(APPLICANT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>EBUSUAPANIN
KOJO YOYOO<o:p></o:p>(INTERESTED
PARTY/RESPONDENT)<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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padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">SUIT NO. HI/110/2010&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;&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: 3RD
FEBRUARY, 2011<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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APPAU
J.A. (PRESIDING), DUOSE J.A., OFOE J.A.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>

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</div>YAW APPAU, J.A.<o:p></o:p>On the 22nd
day of June 2009, the appellant herein&nbsp;
by name&nbsp; Opanin Pobee who does
described himself&nbsp; as the “Tufuhene
elect” of Apam, filed a motion for judicial review vide&nbsp; Order&nbsp;
55 rule 1 (a) of the High Court Civil Procedure Rules, 2004<o:p></o:p>Ebusuapanyin Kojo Yoyoo, as plaintiff issued a
writ of summons against Supi Kobina Ogyam, Supi Kobena Sekyi and Opanyin Opobi
alias Bentum before the Judicial Committee of the Gomoa Akyeampim Traditional
Council, Gomoa Assin.&nbsp; In his writ of
summons he claimed for a declaration that:<o:p></o:p>i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The
5 sections of the Kakaba Anona Family headed by plaintiff are the sole
authority to install a Tufuhene for Apam.<o:p></o:p>ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The
purported acts of confinement of 3rd defendant and his intended
installations are unlawful.<o:p></o:p>iii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;