IN THE MATTER OF AN APPLICATION BY NII OTSWENMAH NMASHIE III AND NII ADJEI ADJETEY TEN TO APPLY FOR ORDERS OF CERTIORARI AND MANDAMUS AND IN THE MATTER OF THE REPUBLIC vs. THE CHIEF REGISTRAR, LAND TITLE REGISTRY (RESPONDENT) EX PARTE NII ADJEI ADJETEY TEN AND OTHERS (APPLICANTS/APPELLANTS) MOUFID EL-ADAS ARAL LIMITED [2015]DLCA8045

IN THE MATTER OF AN APPLICATION BY NII OTSWENMAH NMASHIE III AND NII ADJEI ADJET... [2015]DLCA8045

Date	2015-12-03
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. H1/238/2010
Citation No.	[2015]DLCA8045

F. KUSI APPIAH J.A. (PRESIDING)

F.G. KORBIEH J.A.

S. DZAMEFE J.A.

MR. G. S. AIDOO FOR THE APPLICANTS/APPELLANTS

MR. S. K. AMOAH FOR THE INTERESTED PARTIES

[2015]DLCA8045
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >IN THE MATTER OF AN APPLICATION BY NII OTSWENMAH NMASHIE III<o:p></o:p>AND NII ADJEI ADJETEY TEN TO APPLY FOR ORDERS OF CERTIORARI AND
MANDAMUS AND IN THE MATTER OF THE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>THE CHIEF REGISTRAR, LAND TITLE REGISTRY<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>EX PARTE NII ADJEI ADJETEY TEN AND OTHERS<o:p></o:p>(APPLICANTS/APPELLANTS)<o:p></o:p>MOUFID EL-ADAS ARAL LIMITED<o:p></o:p>(INTERESTED PARTIES)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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CIVIL APPEAL NO. H1/238/2010&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: 3RD DECEMBER, 2015<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MR.
G. S. AIDOO FOR THE APPLICANTS/APPELLANTS<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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MR. S. K. AMOAH FOR THE INTERESTED
PARTIES <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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F. KUSI APPIAH J.A.
(PRESIDING), F.G. KORBIEH J.A., S. DZAMEFE J.A.<o:p></o:p>

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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
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</div>F.G. KORBIEH, J.A.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>I will start this judgment by first trying to deal with
the issue of the title of the suit. But in so doing I will also be narrating
the chronology of the events leading to this appeal. The suit commenced in the
High Court as an application for enlargement of time within which to apply for
orders of Certiorari and Mandamus and was titled:<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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
“ NII KWEI BADU &amp; OTHERS <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;&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;
VRS.<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;JOSEPH MARTEY ODONKOR &amp; 5 OTHERSIN THE
MATTER OF AN APPLICATION BY NII OTSWENMAH NMASHIE III AND <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>NII ADJEI ADJETEY TEN FOR ENLARGEMENT OF TIME TO APPLY
FOR ORDERS OF CERTIORARI AND MANDAMUS <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;&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;
AND <o:p></o:p>IN THE MATTER OF THE REPUBLIC VRS. THE CHIEF REGISTRAR,
LAND TITLE REGISTRY, VICTORIABORG, ACCRA<o:p></o:p>EX PARTE NII OTSWENMAH NMASHIE III AND NII ADJEI ADJETEY
TEN, PURSUANT TO ORDERS 55 (P179) AND 80 R4 OF C.I. 47 2004”<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>At this point in time the
title of the previous suit disappeared from the title of this present suit. Of
course after the order for enlargement of time was granted, the phrase “For
Enlargement of Time” was also removed from the title of the suit. But more
importantly in both the motion paper and the supporting affidavit five persons,
whose land certificates were sought to be brought into court and quashed by the
order of certiorari, were specifically mentioned and their particulars,
including their addresses, were given but neither were they made parties to the
suit nor was the application served on them. Meanwhile the affidavit in support
indicated that the only person directly affected by the application was the
Chief Registrar of Lands. Somehow the Interested Parties in this appeal, namely
Moufid El-Adas and Aral Limited got to know about the application and applied
to be joined to the suit as 2nd and 3rd Respondents. Even
though there is nothing on the record that indicates that the motion for
joinder was ever moved, there is evidence that they were joine</main>