NANA KWAME GYABENG KYEMONO II, NANA KOFI OPPONG, NANA YAW GYAMFI, OKYEAME ASANTE AND OPANIN NTORI vs. THE FORESTRY COMMISSION, THE MANAGER, FSD AND THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL [2012]DLCA8644

NANA KWAME GYABENG KYEMONO II, NANA KOFI OPPONG, NANA YAW GYAMFI, OKYEAME ASANTE... [2012]DLCA8644

Date	2012-03-29
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO.: H1/99/2011
Citation No.	[2012]DLCA8644

MARFUL-SAU JA (PRESIDING)

HONYENUGA JA

AYEBI JA

COSMOS ANDOH FOR THE PLAINTIFFS/APPELLANTS

MICHAEL AKOWUAH FOR THE DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS

[2012]DLCA8644
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >NANA KWAME
GYABENG KYEMONO II, NANA KOFI OPPONG, NANA YAW GYAMFI, OKYEAME ASANTE AND
OPANIN NTORI<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFFS/APPELLANTS)<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" 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 FORESTRY
COMMISSION, THE MANAGER, FSD AND THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL<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.:&nbsp; 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; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;DATE: 29TH
MARCH, 2012<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>COSMOS
ANDOH 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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MICHAEL
AKOWUAH FOR THE DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS<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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MARFUL-SAU
JA (PRESIDING), HONYENUGA JA, AYEBI JA<o:p></o:p>

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<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:
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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>i)A
declaration that the sizes of admitted farms numbers B1, B2, B8 and B9 &nbsp;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>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>iii)
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>