EBUSUAPAYIN DANIEL TAWIA vs KOMENDA EDINA EGUAFO ABIREM DISTRICT ASSEMBLY AND LANDS COMMISSION [2014]DLHC16433

EBUSUAPAYIN DANIEL TAWIA vs KOMENDA EDINA EGUAFO ABIREM DISTRICT ASSEMBLY AND LA... [2014]DLHC16433

Date	2014-07-10
Suit No.	SUIT NO. HRCM/66/14
Citation No.	[2014]DLHC16433

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE KOFI ESSEL MENSAH

GUSTAV ADDINGTON

[2014]DLHC16433
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >EBUSUAPAYIN
DANIEL TAWIA<o:p></o:p>(APPLICANT)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>KOMENDA
EDINA EGUAFO ABIREM DISTRICT ASSEMBLY AND LANDS COMMISSION<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE (HUMAN RIGHTS DIVISION), ACCRA]<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;<div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

SUIT NO. HRCM/66/14&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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: 10TH
JULY, 2014<o:p></o:p>

GUSTAV ADDINGTON FOR THE APPLICANT.<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM<o:p></o:p>HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE KOFI ESSEL MENSAH<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0cm;">

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</div>&nbsp;In these proceedings, the applicant prays for an
order enforcing his fundamental human rights and that of the Aboradze family of
Egyeikrom of which he is the head and represents in this suit.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;The grounds of the application as disclosed by the
affidavit are as follows:<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;i.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A declaration that
the applicant and his Aboradze family are entitled<o:p></o:p>to the receipt of compensation from the respondents
in respect of<o:p></o:p>their family land at Egyeikrom via Elmina which was
acquired by<o:p></o:p>the 1st respondent for the resettlement
of Ivorian refugees.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;ii.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An order
compelling the respondent to pay adequate compensation<o:p></o:p>to the applicant and his family.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;Initially, the suit was commenced against the 1st
respondent and the Attorney-General as 2nd respondent.&nbsp; By an application filed on 18th
March, 2014, the Attorney-General prayed for an order to have its name struck
out on the grounds the 1st respondent, by law, is a juristic person and
has a different legal persona from the State; and for that reason, it does not act
for the 1st respondent.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;At the hearing of the application for misjoinder,
the court upheld the Attorney-General’s contention and struck out its name from
the suit.&nbsp; In order to protect the
interest of the State, I joined the Lands Commission to the suit.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;Pursuant to the joinder, all the processes were
served on the Lands Commission but it took no steps to participate in the
trial.&nbsp; Hearing notices served on the
Lands Commission to attend the trial were not heeded to.&nbsp; The Lands Commission, by its conduct,
demonstrated beyond doubt that it is not interested in this matter.&nbsp; The 1st respondent whose conduct
has occasioned the suit also failed or refused to participate in the trial. All
the processes and hearing notices served on the Municipal Chief Executive on
behalf of 1st respondent were treated with contempt and total
rejection.<o:p></o:p></span</main>