THE REPUBLIC vs. KWAKU TEYE & 6 ORS , EX-PARTE: EMMANUEL TETTEH AMANQUAH & 2 ORS [2015]DLHC11942

Date	2015-11-24
Suit No.	SUIT NO. BMISC 1010/2015
Citation No.	[2015]DLHC11942

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE PATIENCE-MILLS TETTEH.

AMA OPOKU AMPONSAH FOR PLAINTIFF

GEORGE ESHUN FOR DEFENDANTS

[2015]DLHC11942
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >THE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p><a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a>KWAKU
TEYE &amp; 6 ORS<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;EX-PARTE: EMMANUEL TETTEH AMANQUAH &amp; 2 ORS<o:p></o:p>[HIGH
COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; padding: 0in 0in 1pt;">

SUIT
NO. BMISC 1010/2015&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; DATE: 24TH&nbsp;NOVEMBER 2015<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0in 0in 1pt;">

AMA OPOKU AMPONSAH
FOR PLAINTIFF <o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM<o:p></o:p>HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE PATIENCE-MILLS TETTEH<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: black; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0in;">

RULING<o:p></o:p>

</div>This is a motion
for an order of committal for contempt. The supporting
affidavit attached deposed
to the fact that on the 16th of June 2015 the
applicants herein caused
to be instituted an action
against the Respondents in the Judicial committee of
the greater Accra Regional House of Chiefs seeking the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">i.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A declaration that the purporting nomination
election and pending enstoolment of the 6th and
7th defendant as Mantse and Mankralo
respectively of Gbetsile Kpone is null and void and of no legal effect and same
is contrary to customary practice of the people of Gbetsile and Kpone
traditional area<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">ii.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A Declaration that the 1st to 5th defendant
have no traditional capacity to nominate elect and enstool the 6th and 7th defendant as Mantse
and Mankralo of Gbetsile Kpone<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">iii.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An order to set aside the purported
nomination election and pending enstoolment of the 6th and
7