OPANIN KWADWO DANSO vs. NANA AMPADU DAADUAM II AND METALEX LTD [2014]DLSC2925

Date	2014-07-23
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO.J1/13/2013
Citation No.	[2014]DLSC2925

W. A. ATUGUBA JSC (PRESIDING)

J. ANSAH JSC

S.ADINYIRA (MRS) JSC

R. OWUSU (MS) JSC

ANIN-YEBOAH JSC

P. BAFFOE-BONNIE JSC

GBADEGBA JSC

KWAKU BAAH ESQ. FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT.

KIN HUSSEIN IBN ALHASSAN FOR THE 1ST DEFENDANT/ APPLICANT

[2014]DLSC2925
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >OPANIN KWADWO DANSO<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>NANA AMPADU DAADUAM II
AND METALEX LTD<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;[SUPREME COURT, 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.J1/13/2013&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: 23RD JULY,
2014<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>KWAKU BAAH ESQ.&nbsp; FOR THE PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>CORAM:
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W. A. ATUGUBA JSC (PRESIDING), J. ANSAH JSC,
S.ADINYIRA (MRS) JSC, R. OWUSU (MS) JSC, ANIN-YEBOAH JSC, P. BAFFOE-BONNIE JSC,
GBADEGBA
JSC<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>ANIN
YEBOAH&nbsp; JSC:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>On 23/07/2014, we upheld the preliminary objection
and dismissed this action.&nbsp; We now
proceed to offer our reasons. On the 20/05/2013, the plaintiff herein who is a
citizen of Mpraeso and claims to be an affected subject of Mpraeso stool,( a
town in the Eastern Region of Ghana) sued the defendants herein who are the
Chief of Mpraeso and a limited liability entity respectively before this
court.&nbsp; The nature of the case is such
that it would be useful at this stage of this ruling to recap the reliefs sought
on the writ;<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A declaration
that on a true and proper interpretation of Article 267(1) of the 1992
Constitution of the Republic of Ghana the 1st defendant qua Ohene
“chief” of Mpraeso has no right to sell the stool lands of Mpraeso without the
consent of the substools and subjects under the Mpraeso stool occupied for the
time being by the 1st defendant. <o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A declaration
that by virtue of Article 36(8) of the 1992 Constitution, the subjects of
stools are entitled to a true and verifiable account of all revenue from stool lands
from chiefs and managers of stool lands.<o:p></o:p>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An order
directing the 2nd defendant by himself or privies, servants, workers
etc to cease from all activities, development or otherwise on Mpraeso stool
lands leased to it by the 1st defendant.<o:p></o:p>Upon service of the writ, the 1st
defendant on 5/7/2013 filed Notice of Intention to raise and rely on
preliminary objection.&nbsp; For a fuller
record the preliminary objection was couched as follows:<o:p></o:p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The Honourable Court
should decline jurisdiction on the grounds that this is a civil right dressed
as an “interpretation or enforcement action”<o:p></o:p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
This is an
abuse of the processes of the court as the plaintiff is only forum shopping.<o:p></o:p>The pl</main>