NANA KWAME GYABENG KYEMONO II AND 4 OTHERS vs. THE FORESTRY COMMISSION AND 2 OTHERS [2012]DLCA5459

NANA KWAME GYABENG KYEMONO II AND 4 OTHERS vs. THE FORESTRY COMMISSION AND 2 OT... [2012]DLCA5459

Date	2012-03-29
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. H1/99/2011
Citation No.	[2012]DLCA5459

MARFUL-SAU JA (PRESIDING)

HONYENUGA JA

AYEBI JA

COSMOS ANDOH FOR THE PLAINTIFFS/APPELLANTS

MICHAEL AKOWUAH FOR THE DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS

[2012]DLCA5459
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >NANA KWAME GYABENG KYEMONO II AND 4 OTHERS<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFFS/APPELLANTS)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>THE FORESTRY COMMISSION AND 2 OTHERS<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p>[COURT
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CIVIL APPEAL NO.
H1/99/2011&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;29TH
MARCH, 2012<o:p></o:p>

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</div>MARFUL-SAU,
JA: - This appeal is against the judgment of the
High Court sitting at Sefwi- Wiawso dated the 12th June 2009. In the
judgment the trial High Court dismissed plaintiffs/appellants claims and also
dismissed the defendants/respondents counterclaim except relief (iii). The
plaintiffs to be known as appellants in this appeal by their amended writ of
summons claimed the following reliefs against the defendants who are referred
to as respondents herein:-<o:p></o:p>a)
An order of perpetual injunction restraining the defendants their agents,
assigns, workmen etc from re-demarcating or setting out new boundaries of
admitted farms B1, B2, B8, B9 and B14 all situate in the Krokosua Forest Reserve
in the Sefwi Juabeso District which said farms were demarcated and released by
the Forestry Commission to the stools of families of which plaintiffs are
occupants and heads respectively.<o:p></o:p>b)
An order of perpetual injunction restraining the defendants from cutting down food
crop cultivated on the admitted farms B1, B2, B8, B9 and B14 which has been
cultivated by the plaintiffs and persons claiming title through them after the
grant of same to plaintiffs by the defendants.<o:p></o:p>c)
An order of perpetual injunction restraining the defendants and their agents
especially members of the national security services from in any way harassing
them and persons claiming title through them who are working on the admitted
farms stated in reliefs (a) and (b) supra and in any way disturbing their quite
enjoyment of the said admitted farms.<o:p></o:p>The
respondents in the course of the proceedings were granted leave to amend their
defence by counter-claiming for the following:-<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
i)A declaration that the
sizes of admitted farms numbers B1, B2, B8 and B9 within the Krokosua Forest
Reserve as they exist today far exceed the actual and or original farm sizes as
gazetted by the Wiawso Group Forest Reserve Working Plan in 1935 as amended in
1954.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
ii)A declaration that
owners of admitted farms numbers B1, B2, B8 and B9 within the Krokosua Forest Reserve
have unlawfully extended the boundaries of their farms into the forest reserve
after these farms had been demarcated sometime in 2005.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">iii)&nbsp; An
order for re-demarcation of the original boundaries in respect of admitted farm
numbers B1, B2, B8 and B9 using the Wiawso Group Forest Working Plan gazetted
in 1935 as amended in 1954.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">iv)&nbsp;&nbsp;
An order destroying any
farm made outside the original boundaries of admitted farm numbers B1, B2, B8
and B9 in the Krokosua Forest Reserve.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">v)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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