CHEMICAL FARMS LIMITED AND SILVER FARMS LIMITED (PLAINTIFFS) vs. LANDS COMMISSION (DEFENDANT) [2016]DLHC7675

CHEMICAL FARMS LIMITED AND SILVER FARMS LIMITED (PLAINTIFFS) vs. LANDS COMMISSIO... [2016]DLHC7675

Date	2016-09-27
Suit No.	SUIT NO. LD1019/16
Citation No.	[2016]DLHC7675

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE AFIA SERWAH ASARE-BOTWE (MRS.)

MR. FRANCIS KWAME YEBOAH FOR THE PLAINTIFFS

[2016]DLHC7675
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >CHEMICAL FARMS
LIMITED AND SILVER
FARMS LIMITED<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFFS)<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;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;;
color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p>LANDS
COMMISSION<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH
COURT (FINANCIAL &amp; SEPTEMBER DIVISION 2), ACCRA]<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. LD1019/16&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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:
27TH SEPTEMBER, 2016<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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MR.
FRANCIS KWAME YEBOAH FOR THE PLAINTIFFS <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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HER
LADYSHIP JUSTICE AFIA SERWAH ASARE-BOTWE (MRS.) <o:p></o:p>

</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>On the 15th of July, 2016, the
Plaintiffs issued a writ of summons with its accompanying statement of claim,
seeking the following reliefs; <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:11.75pt;margin-right:.2pt;margin-bottom:
0cm;margin-left:18.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:
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yes">a) A declaration that the re-registration of
the two parcels of land into the Nii Afutu Brempong Family of Teshie is based
on fraud and therefore should be declared null and void. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:19.9pt;margin-right:.45pt;margin-bottom:
0cm;margin-left:18.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:
none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:
yes">b) A declaration that any document in
connection with the above change is fraudulent and of no legal effect. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:19.9pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
0cm;margin-left:18.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:
none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:
yes">c) Accordingly, an order to the Defendant for
the Defendant to register back into the name of the 1st Plaintiff
the 61.80 acres of land and into the name of the 2nd Plaintiff the
34.80 acres of land. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:19.9pt;margin-right:94.05pt;margin-bottom:
0cm;margin-left:18.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:
none;border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:
yes">d) Any other relief deemed fit by this
Honourable Court. <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The facts of the case as is deducible from
the pleadings and the evidence are that the Plaintiffs acquired two parcels of
land by way of leases from the Nii Afutu Brempong Family of Teshie, the
original owner of the said lands. The Plaintiffs say they have been in
undisturbed possession of the lands, farming thereon and have even constructed
a dam to assist in that regard. The Plaintiffs say the said lease agreements
have been registered as No. 2139/1982 in respect of the 1st plaintiff’s
land and 1982/1982 for the 2nd Plaintiff’s land. <o:p></o:p>It is the Plaintiffs’ case that sometime in
2015, they found to their surprise that that the Defendant had reversed the
registration of both lands into the name of the original owners, the Nii Afutu
Brempong Family of Teshie, upon a document purported to have been executed by
their Managing Director, Akwasi Asamoah Amoakohene, which has been forensically
examined and found to be forged by the Ghana Police Forensic Unit. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:36.0pt;margin-right:-.2pt;margin-bottom:
0cm;margin-left:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;mso-pagination:
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yes">The Plaintiffs say that upon contacting the
Nii Afutu Brempong Family, they vehemently denied that they were responsible
for the forged document and also having resold portions of the land. They say
that they have requested the Defendant in the circumstances to reverse the said
re- registration into the names of the Plaintiffs, but they will not do so
unless compelled to do so by order of the Court. <o:p></o:p>The Defendant was served with the writ of
summons and statement of claim and hearing notices in this matter. They failed
to enter appearance or to file a defence in spite of having notice of the pendency
of this matter. In the instant suit, the Court, after entering interlocutory
judgment directed the Plaintiffs to prove title as the matter at hand,
irrespective of being about registration was somewhat related to title to land.
This was done after due notice to the Defendant institution which still failed,
or neglected to respond. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:36.0pt;margin-right:91.65pt;margin-bottom:
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y</main>