SUPI ABAKA KUNTU & 2 ORS vs. THE REGISTRAR, NATIONAL HOUSE OF CHIEFS & 2 ORS [2013]DLCA4027

Date	2013-01-24
Suit No.	SUIT NO. H1/100/2011
Citation No.	[2013]DLCA4027

MARFUL-SAU J.A. (PRESIDING)

ADJEI J.A.

ACKAH-YENSU J.A.

MR. EKOW QUARSHIE ESQ. WITH HIM EMMANUEL BEKELEY ESQ

FOR THE PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT

KEN ANKU ESQ. FOR THE DEFENDANTS/ RESPONDENTS PRESENT

[2013]DLCA4027
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >SUPI ABAKA KUNTU &amp; 2
ORS<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>THE REGISTRAR, NATIONAL
HOUSE OF CHIEFS &amp; 2 ORS<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;[COURT OF APPEAL, CAPE
COAST]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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SUIT
NO. H1/100/2011&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;DATE: 24TH
JANUARY, 2013<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>MR. EKOW QUARSHIE ESQ.
WITH HIM EMMANUEL BEKELEY ESQ. FOR THE 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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KEN
ANKU ESQ. FOR THE DEFENDANTS/ RESPONDENTS PRESENT<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,
J.A. (PRESIDING), ADJEI, J.A. AND ACKAH-YENSU, 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>DENNIS ADJEI, J.A: <o:p></o:p>The plaintiffs/respondents/appellants dissatisfied with
the ruling delivered by the High Court, Agona Swedru on 10th
December, 2010 which dismissed their suit for want of jurisdiction to the
extent that it was an invitation to the High Court to entertain a cause or
matter affecting chieftaincy filed an appeal against same to this court. The
Notice of Appeal was filed on 31st December, 2010.The
plaintiffs/respondents/appellants and the defendants/applicants/ respondent for
convenience would be referred to in this appeal as ‘plaintiffs’ and ‘defendants’
respectively.<o:p></o:p>The plaintiff filed a writ of summons against the
defendants jointly and severally for the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p>“I
.declaration that the judgment given by the judicial committee of the National
House of Chiefs, Kumasi, on 17th September, 2003 in the Civil Appeal
No. NHC/3/2003 in the suit:<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; NANA
OPOKU AKWAA II<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; NANA
SEKUM V<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; NANA
BENTSI EFI VII<o:p></o:p>4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; NANA KWAME AKYEN<o:p></o:p>5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; EBUSUAPAYNIN EBOW MBEAH<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Vs.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;
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RICHARD EBOW ANNAN<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;
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ADWOA ANYARKOA<o:p></o:p>Is
a nullity on the ground that the judgment decided the wrong question not
presented to it for determination and left undecided the right question
presented to it, namely whether in an action instituted to challenge the
nomination, election and installation of persons as chiefs a minority of
kingmakers have no capacity </main>