THE REGISTERED TRUSTEES ASSEMBLIES OF GOD CHURCH GHANA, NEAR DE MON RESTAURANT NORTH KANESHIE vs. HENRY NII MENSAH [2016]DLHC11958

THE REGISTERED TRUSTEES ASSEMBLIES OF GOD CHURCH GHANA, NEAR DE MON RESTAURANT N... [2016]DLHC11958

Date	2016-11-25
Suit No.	SUIT NO. FAL 225/13
Citation No.	[2016]DLHC11958

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE REBECCA N. S. SITTIE (MRS)

JOSEPH KAPONDE FOR PLAINTIFF

S. N. ADJEI FOR DEFENDANT

[2016]DLHC11958
																																						<div class="restriction-wrapper">
														<div class="container-lg">
															<div class="row">
																<div class="col-md-12 restricted-content">
																	<div class="restricted-content-img-wrapper">
																		<div class="lock-icon bounce-7">
																			<img class=""
																				src="https://www.dennislawgh.com/dl-assets/dl-images/lock-content.png"
																				alt="Subscription based content">
																		</div>
																	</div>
																	 
																		<a href="https://www.dennislawgh.com/login"
																		class="btn btn-primary btn-lg"
																		style="font-family: 'open sans'; text-transform: capitalize; border-radius: 8px"> 
																		Login to Read Full Case </a>
																	 
																	
																</div>
															</div>
														</div>
													</div>
													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >THE REGISTERED TRUSTEES ASSEMBLIES OF GOD CHURCH GHANA, NEAR DE
MON RESTAURANT NORTH KANESHIE<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p><a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a>HENRY
NII MENSAH <o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">[HIGH
COURT, ACCRA (LAND DIVISION) ]<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: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">SUIT
NO. FAL 225/13&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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: 25TH&nbsp;NOVEMBER 2016<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: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

JOSEPH
KAPONDE FOR PLAINTIFF,<o:p></o:p>

S. N.
ADJEI FOR DEFENDANT &nbsp;<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM<o:p></o:p>HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE REBECCA N.
S. SITTIE (MRS)<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 5.7pt;">

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%;
border:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;mso-border-bottom-alt:
solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>Plaintiff issued this Writ of Summons
and Statement of Claim against
Defendant with the following reliefs endorsed on the Writ:<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
letter-spacing:-.05pt">a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Declaration of title to the
land in dispute measuring approximately 0.14 acre and known as S7 located at
Musuli near Night Market Fadama.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;
mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
letter-spacing:-.05pt">b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An order of perpetual
injunction restraining Defendant whether by himself, assigns, representatives,
licencees or whosoever from intermeddling with the land in aforesaid.<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;letter-spacing:-.05pt">c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Any other order(s) as the court may deem fit.<o:p></o:p>PLAINTIFF’S CASE<o:p></o:p>Plaintiff
says that the land the subject matter of dispute forms part of the land
acquired for the Musuli Community by government which is the subject of a lease dated 7th September
1969 for resettlement at North Kaneshie
covering an area of approximately 19.06
acres. Plaintiff avers
that the said lease No Ac 5670 A was registered at the Land Registry
with No 16/09/1960. Plaintiff says it acquired the land in dispute from the
elders of new Musuli Community acting by its lawful Head, Lartey Quafio, in or
about 20th June 1987. Plaintiff says the land described as plot
number S.7 covering an area of 0.14 acres, is the subject of a lease document. Plaintiff in