MRS. NANA KOMLA DIHIE III AND EDWARD TORDEY vs. NANA SOGLO ALLO IV AND THE REGISTRAR [2012]DLCA5125

MRS. NANA KOMLA DIHIE III AND EDWARD TORDEY vs. NANA SOGLO ALLO IV AND THE REGI... [2012]DLCA5125

Date	2012-07-19
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. H1/240/2006
Citation No.	[2012]DLCA5125

ABBAN J.A. (PRESIDING)

KUSI-APPIAH J.A.

DOUSE J.A.

MR. J.K. AGYEMANG WITH HIM MR. OSCAR VULOR FOR THE PLAINTIFFS/ APPELLANTS

MR. CHARLES HAYIBOR FOR THE 1ST DEFENDANT/ RESPONDENT

[2012]DLCA5125
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >MRS. NANA KOMLA DIHIE III AND EDWARD TORDEY<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFFS/APPELLANTS)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>NANA SOGLO ALLO IV AND
THE REGISTRAR<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS)<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 NO. H1/240/2006&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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: &nbsp;19TH JULY, 2012<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MR. J.K. AGYEMANG WITH HIM
MR. OSCAR VULOR FOR THE PLAINTIFFS/ APPELLANTS<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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MR.
CHARLES HAYIBOR FOR THE 1ST DEFENDANT/ RESPONDENT&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:
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ABBAN
J.A. (PRESIDING), KUSI-APPIAH J.A., DOUSE J.A.<o:p></o:p>

</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>KUSI-APPIAH,
J.A.: By their writ filed on 31/8/2004 at the High Court,
Ho, the plaintiffs/appellants, hereinafter called plaintiffs, claimed against
the two defendants the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>“i.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A
declaration that the entry of the 1st defendant’s name in the
Registrar of the National Registrar of Chiefs on the 13th day of
July 2004 (i.e. SERIAL NO. 2454) as the OMANHENE/ OKAKPELE of the Likpe
Traditional Area was procured by Fraud.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>ii.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An
order directed to the National House of Chiefs to expunge the said entry from
the National Register of Chiefs and also cancel the subsequent EXTRACT dated 22nd
July, 2004 on grounds that the said ENTRY is vitiated by fraud.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>iii.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A
perpetual injunction, restraining the 2nd defendant, its servants
and agents from admitting the 1st defendant into Volta Regional
House of Chiefs pending the determination of the petition against the 1st
defendant now before the Judicial Committee of the VOLTA REGIONAL HOUSE OF
CHIEFS.”<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The writ was accompanied by a
statement of claim, which the plaintiffs set out the details of their
claim.&nbsp; In paragraphs (1) and (2) of the
said statement, the plaintiffs aver:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>“1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The
1st plaintiff is the Acting President of the Likpe Traditional
Council and brings this action in that capacity.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The
2nd plaintiff is one of the Petitioners in a suit pending before the
Judicial Committee of the Regional House of Chiefs, Volta Region, Ho and brings
this action on behalf of the Petitioners, the Lemboe House of Likpe-Mate, a
farmer and lives at Likpe-Mate.”<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Their complaint is that in March
1995, a faction of chiefs who are not Kingmakers of the Likpe Paramount Stool,
enstooled the 1st defendant as a Paramount Chief of Likpe Tradition
Area contrary to the custom of the Likpe Traditional Area.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>To vindicate their rights the
accredited Kingmakers of the Likpe Paramount Stool filed a petition against the
said enstoolment before the judicial committee of the Volta Regional House of
Chiefs.&nbsp; The plaintiffs alleged that
while the petition (against the 1st defendant) was pending for
determination, the 1st defendant assisted by the 2nd
defendant fraudulently procured on 13/7/2004, the Entry of the 1st
defendant’s name in the Register of the National House of Chiefs (N.H.C.).&nbsp; The particulars of fraud wer</main>