NANA KOMLA DIHIE III AND EDWARD TORDEY vs. NANA SOGLO ALLO IV AND THE REGISTRAR VOLTA REGIONAL HOUSE OF CHIEFS [2012]DLCA8625

NANA KOMLA DIHIE III AND EDWARD TORDEY vs. NANA SOGLO ALLO IV AND THE REGISTRAR... [2012]DLCA8625

Date	2012-07-19
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. H1/240/2006
Citation No.	[2012]DLCA8625

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]DLCA8625
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >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 VOLTA REGIONAL HOUSE OF CHIEFS<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;DATE: 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 <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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ABBAN
J.A. (PRESIDING), KUSI-APPIAH J.A., DOUSE J.A.<o:p></o:p>

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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>