MRS. MARGARET MARY ADJEI vs. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL & 2 ORS. [2012]DLCA8642

Date	2012-03-01
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL SUIT NO: H1/09/2011
Citation No.	[2012]DLCA8642

HENRIETTA ABBAN J.A. (PRESIDING)

MARIAMA OWUSU J.A.

FRANCIS KORBIEH J.A.

MR. S. M. ASANTE FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT

MR. ABDUL KARIM FOR 3RD DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT

[2012]DLCA8642
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >MRS. MARGARET
MARY ADJEI<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;
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mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p>THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL &amp; 2 ORS.<o:p></o:p>(3RD
DEFENDANT/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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CIVIL
APPEAL SUIT NO: H1/09/2011&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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2012<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MR.
S. M. ASANTE FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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MR.
ABDUL KARIM FOR 3RD 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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HENRIETTA
ABBAN J.A. (PRESIDING), MARIAMA OWUSU J.A., FRANCIS KORBIEH J.A.<o:p></o:p>

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JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>MARIAMA
OWUSU, J.A.:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>On
2nd February, 2009, the High Court, Land Division, Accra, in its
ruling held among other things as follows:<o:p></o:p>“In the premise, the court
holds as follows:<o:p></o:p>a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
That
by E.I. 108, the said Executive Instrument vested all Stool lands in the
Accra-Tema areas and in the North Dzorwulu as prescribed or delineated in the
Survey Plan, aforesaid with the President in Trust for the Stool.<o:p></o:p>b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
And
that, by E.I. 108 the compulsory acquisition per E.I. 108 of 1964 did into
lapse with the coming into force of the 1992 Constitution.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>I am strengthened or
emboldened in this position by the Supreme Court case of Omaboe III &amp; Ors. Vs. Attorney General, 2.&nbsp; Lands Commission (2005-2006) SCGLR 594.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The
law, it is stated, is as</main>