THE REPUBLIC vs. THE HIGH COURT, (LAND DIVISION) ACCRA EX-PARTE: THE LANDS COMMISSION [2015]DLSC3206

THE REPUBLIC vs. THE HIGH COURT, (LAND DIVISION) ACCRA EX-PARTE: THE LANDS COMMI... [2015]DLSC3206

Date	2015-07-30
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. J5/15/2015
Citation No.	[2015]DLSC3206

ATUGUBA JSC (PRESIDING)

ANSAH JSC

DOTSE JSC

ANIN-YEBOAH JSC

AKOTO-BAMFO (MRS) JSC

CARLIS APPIAH BRAKO ESQ. FOR THE APPLICANT.

RAYMOND BAGNABU ESQ. (WITH HIM MS. BELINDA PWAMANG) FOR THE 1ST AND 2ND INTERESTED PARTIES

EMMANUEL AVENORGBO ESQ. FOR THE 3RD INTERESTED PARTY.

YONI KULENDI ESQ. (WITH HIM MRS. AMA AMPONSAH AND MS. SENA EDEKOR) FOR THE 4TH & 5TH INTERESTED PARTIES.

JOE SLOV TIA ESQ.(WITH HIM CEPHAS MATEY FOR 7TH INTERESTED PARTY).

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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >THE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>THE HIGH
COURT, (LAND DIVISION) ACCRA<o:p></o:p>EX-PARTE:
THE LANDS COMMISSION<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. J5/15/2015&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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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: 30TH
JULY, 2015<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>CARLIS
APPIAH BRAKO ESQ. FOR THE APPLICANT.<o:p></o:p>RAYMOND
BAGNABU ESQ. (WITH HIM MS. BELINDA PWAMANG) FOR THE 1ST AND 2ND
INTERESTED PARTIES <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;EMMANUEL AVENORGBO ESQ. FOR THE 3RD
INTERESTED PARTY.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>YONI
KULENDI ESQ. (WITH HIM MRS. AMA AMPONSAH AND MS. SENA EDEKOR) FOR THE 4TH
&amp; 5TH INTERESTED PARTIES.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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&nbsp;JOE SLOV TIA ESQ.(WITH HIM CEPHAS MATEY FOR 7TH
INTERESTED PARTY).<o:p></o:p>

ATUGUBA JSC (PRESIDING), ANSAH JSC, DOTSE JSC,
ANIN-YEBOAH JSC, AND AKOTO-BAMFO (MRS) JSC<o:p></o:p>

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JUDGEMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>DOTSE JSC: (FOR THE MAJORITY
OPINION)<o:p></o:p>The Lands Commission, a&nbsp;
Constitutional body established under article 258 of the Constitution
1992, and Lands Commission Act, 2008, Act 767 who are the Applicants herein,
have applied to this court, pursuant to article 132 of the Constitution 1992
thereof, for the following:<o:p></o:p>“An order of certiorari directed at the High Court
(Lands Division) coram Ocran J, for the purpose of quashing the judgment of the
said High Court, dated 19th December 2014 and for any further orders
as this court may deem fit to prevent illegality and a failure of justice.” emphasis<o:p></o:p>GROUNDS OF APPLICATION<o:p></o:p>The grounds upon which the Applicants have based their application has
been stated thus:-<o:p></o:p>“That the High Court (Land Division) presided over
by Justice S. H. Ocran committed a jurisdictional error patent on the face of
the record when he declared Executive Instruments 46 and 44 of 1973 to be
impliedly revoked by the conduct of two state institutions.”<o:p></o:p>BRIEF FACTS<o:p></o:p>The Applicants supported their application with a 41 paragraphed
affidavit sworn to by James Dadson, the Greater Accra Regional Lands Officer of
the Applicant Commission.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The 1st,4th,5th and the 7th
Interested Parties have all sworn to affidavits in opposition and or in support
thereof, of the instant application.<o:p></o:p>The rendition of the facts herein constitute the undisputed and bare
cold facts of this case.<o:p></o:p>In 1963, the Lands (Statutory Wayleaves) Act, 1963 (Act 186) was
enacted as an Act of Parliament and the headnote to the Act provides as follows:<o:p></o:p>“An Act to provide for entry on land for the
purpose of the construction, installation and maintenance of works of public
utility and for the creation of rights of way and any other similar rights in
respect of the works and for related matters.”<o:p></o:p>