THE REPUBLIC vs. KUMASI TRADITIONAL COUNCIL EX PARTE ABUSUAPANIN OWUSU AFRAM NANA MENSAH BONSU [2016]DLCA8615

THE REPUBLIC vs. KUMASI TRADITIONAL COUNCIL EX PARTE ABUSUAPANIN OWUSU AFRAM NA... [2016]DLCA8615

Date	2016-11-22
Suit No.	SUIT NO. H3/24/17
Citation No.	[2016]DLCA8615

JUSTICE E. K. AYEBI J.A.

[2016]DLCA8615
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >THE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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color:#00B0F0;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">vs.<o:p></o:p>KUMASI TRADITIONAL COUNCIL<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>EX PARTE ABUSUAPANIN&nbsp;
OWUSU AFRAM<o:p></o:p>(APPLICANT/APPELLANT/
APPLICANT)<o:p></o:p>NANA MENSAH BONSU<o:p></o:p>(INTERESTED
PARTY/ RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT)<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.&nbsp;
H3/24/17&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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: 22ND NOV, 2016<o:p></o:p>

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JUSTICE E. K. AYEBI
J.A., SITTING AS A SINGLE JUDGE<o:p></o:p>

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</div>Abusuapanin Owusu Afram, the
applicant/appellant/applicant (hereinafter called the applicant) is the head of
Aduana Family which he claims is the customarily recognized eligible family to
the Kaase Royal Stool.&nbsp; Nana Mensah
Bonsu, the Interested party/ respondent/respondent (hereinafter referred to as
the Interested party) is the Kaasehene but whom the applicant described as a
complete stranger or usurper who has been imposed on the Kaase people.&nbsp; The applicant therefore disputes his status
as a chief and is determined to unseat him.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>But the Kumasi Traditional
Council (KTC), the respondent/respondent has not put in a place a Judicial
Committee which is the body statutorily mandated to adjudicate on such matters
or causes affecting chieftaincy.&nbsp; The
applicant therefore filed an application for judicial review by way of mandamus
compelling the respondent/respondent to establish a Judicial Committee and
publicize its formation to try matters or causes affecting chieftaincy.&nbsp; The application is against the KTC, the
respondent/respondent directly but indirectly affects the Interested party who
is the target of applicant’s action ultimately.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>However, the trial High
Court dismissed the applicant’s application for Judicial Review.&nbsp; Aggrieved, the appellant appealed to this
court.&nbsp; The processing of the appeal has
gone very far with the parties filing their written submissions.&nbsp; But when this court admitted the applicant’s
written submission which appeared to be filed out of time, the Interested party
appealed against the exercise of this court’s discretion.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>It would appear that it was
the Interested party’s appeal which triggered this motion for an order for
interlocutory injunction against him.&nbsp;
For in paragraph 6 of the affidavit in support of this motion, the
applicant averred that large sums of monies being accumulated royalties coming
into the hands of the Interested party may never be recovered if the
substantive appeal is delayed.&nbsp; So the
prayers of the applicant in the motion are that the Interested party, his
privies and servants be restrained from:<o:p></o:p>“(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Exercising in any manner whatsoever, any power of sale or
leasing or otherwise disposing of any Kaase Stool land to any lessee, purchaser
or other disponee, including, in particular, the Ghana Police Service and the
Ghana National Fire Service;<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Permitting
in any manner whatsoever the Ghana Police service and/or Ghana National Fire
Service by any contractor, workman whatsoever, or personnel of either said
service to enter or remain upon any such Kaase Stool Land for the purposes of
any pursuant constructional work whatsoever, pending the hearing and
determination of this pending appeal …”<o:p></o:p>In the affidavit in
paragraph 5, the applicant averred that while the Interested party’s appeal is
pending, he is engaging in prejudicial acts for which reason he must be
restrained.&nbsp; One such act is that he has
announced and cut the sot to give large trac</main>