KWABENA OBENG (FOR HIMSELF AND ON BEHALF OF KEJETIA TRADERS ASSOCIATION) AND ERIC AKWASI PREMPEH (FOR HIMSELF AND ON BEHALF OF KEJETIA PETTY TRADERS ASSOCIATION) (PLAINTIFFS/APPELLANTS) vs. KUMASI METROPOLITAN ASSEMBLY (KMA) AND KOJO BONSU NHYIAESO

KWABENA OBENG (FOR HIMSELF AND ON BEHALF OF KEJETIA TRADERS ASSOCIATION) AND ERI... [2015]DLCA8308

Date	2015-11-19
Suit No.	SUIT NO.: H1/9/2009
Citation No.	[2015]DLCA8308

AYEBI J.A. (PRESIDING)

TORKORNOO J. A.

DOMAKYAAREH J. A.

KWASI AFFRIFA WITH AMA ASENSO FOR PLAINTIFFS/APPLICANTS

KWABENA AFRIFA NSIAH WITH VIDA ACHIAA YEBOAH FOR DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS

[2015]DLCA8308
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >KWABENA OBENG (FOR HIMSELF AND
ON BEHALF OF KEJETIA TRADERS ASSOCIATION) AND ERIC AKWASI PREMPEH (FOR HIMSELF
AND ON BEHALF OF KEJETIA PETTY TRADERS ASSOCIATION)<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFFS/APPELLANTS)<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>KUMASI METROPOLITAN ASSEMBLY (KMA) AND KOJO BONSU NHYIAESO - KUMASI<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL, KUMASI]<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.: H1/9/2009&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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: 19TH NOV, 2015<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>KWASI AFFRIFA WITH AMA ASENSO FOR PLAINTIFFS/APPLICANTS<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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KWABENA AFRIFA NSIAH
WITH VIDA ACHIAA YEBOAH FOR DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS <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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AYEBI J.A.
(PRESIDING), TORKORNOO J. A., DOMAKYAAREH J. A.<o:p></o:p>

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</div>TORKORNOO,
J. A:<o:p></o:p>The Defendants/Respondents (hereinafter
referred to as Respondents) are a Metropolitan Assembly and its Chief Executive.
The Appellants sued the Respondents on 25th June 2015 and served the
writ on the same date. On 6th July 2015, eleven days after service
of the Writ and Statement of Claim, the Respondents entered conditional
appearance to the Writ. They then applied to set aside the writ and service of
the writ on the ground that the court had no jurisdiction to entertain the
action. <o:p></o:p>In the supporting affidavit to the
application to set aside the writ, the Respondents inter alia, averred in
paragraphs 7 and 10 that <o:p></o:p>7.‘…1st
defendant’s enabling statute provides avenues by which such entities may
resolve any differences with 1st defendant and that omission to
consult any state agency in carrying out development (sic) its plans confers no
cause of action to plaintiffs against 1st defendant by way of the
present suit’.<o:p></o:p>10. That a reading
of the processes filed by Plaintiffs in this suit especially exhibit A
exhibited to Plaintiffs affidavit in support of its application for injunction
filed on 29/06/15 will confirm that none of the plaintiffs in this suit have
demonstrated their compliance or otherwise with the statutory preconditions for
invoking the jurisdiction of this Court and that in any case this Court has no
jurisdiction to entertain the suit’.<o:p></o:p>In his ruling, the learned trial judge
set out the first of the relevant provisions from the arguments of counsel as
Section 127 of the Local Government Act 1993
Act 462 which reads:<o:p></o:p>127 Notice of Suit to be given to Assembly<o:p></o:p>1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A suit shall not be commenced against a
District Assembly until one month at least after written notice of intention to
commence the suit has been served upon the Assembly by the intending plaintiff
or the agent of the plaintiff<o:p></o:p>2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The notice shall state the cause of
action, the names and place of abode of the intending plaintiff and the relief
which the plaintiff claims.<o:p></o:p>