MOHAMMED ODARTEY LAMPTEY vs. LANDS COMMISSION, APOSTOLIC FAITH MISSION, WOFA YAW AND ASARE K. BOADI [2015]DLCA8048

MOHAMMED ODARTEY LAMPTEY vs. LANDS COMMISSION, APOSTOLIC FAITH MISSION, WOFA YA... [2015]DLCA8048

Date	2015-02-12
Suit No.	SUIT NO.H3/69/2015
Citation No.	[2015]DLCA8048

OFOE J.A (PRESIDING)

ADUAMA OSEI JA

WELBOURNE J.A

MR. ATTA AKYEA FOR DEFENDANTS/APPLICANTS

MR. NARTEY TETTEH FOR PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT

[2015]DLCA8048
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >MOHAMMED ODARTEY LAMPTEY<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-US" 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>LANDS
COMMISSION, APOSTOLIC FAITH MISSION, WOFA YAW AND ASARE K. BOADI<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS)<o:p></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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NO.H3/69/2015&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MR. ATTA AKYEA FOR DEFENDANTS/APPLICANTS<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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MR. NARTEY TETTEH FOR
PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT<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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OFOE
J.A (PRESIDING), ADUAMA OSEI JA, WELBOURNE J.A<o:p></o:p>

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</div>OFOE,J.A:<o:p></o:p>The
application before us calls for a consideration of two main legal provisions.
It is preferable to quote them for our guidance and a clearer understanding of
this opinion.<o:p></o:p>Article 136(2) provides:<o:p></o:p>“The court of appeal shall
be duly constituted by any three of the justices referred to in clause (1) of
this article and when so constituted, the most senior of the justices shall
preside”.<o:p></o:p>Article 138 states:<o:p></o:p>“A single justice of the
court of appeal may exercise a power vested in the court of appeal not
involving the decision of a cause or matter before the court of appeal, except
that<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;(a)………………………………………….<o:p></o:p>(b) in civil matters, any
order, direction or decision made or given in exercise of the powers conferred
by this article, may be varied, discharged or reversed by the court of appeal
as duly constituted<o:p></o:p>Rule 20(1) and (2) of C.I 16 (The Supreme
Court Rules)<o:p></o:p>(1)<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;
A civil appeal shall not
operate as a stay of execution or of proceedings under the judgment or decision
appealed against except in so far as the court or the court below may otherwise
order<o:p></o:p>