THE REPUBLIC vs. THE HIGH COURT ACCRA EX PARTE: THE CHARGE D’AFFAIRES AND OTHERS [2016]DLSC2879

THE REPUBLIC vs. THE HIGH COURT ACCRA EX PARTE: THE CHARGE D’AFFAIRES AND OTHER... [2016]DLSC2879

Date	2016-02-24
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. J5/34/2015
Citation No.	[2016]DLSC2879

ATUGUBA JSC. [PRESIDING]

ANSAH JSC

BAFFOE - BONNIE JSC

BENIN JSC

PWAMANG JSC.

KWESI AUSTIN ESQ. FOR THE APPLICANT.

CECIL ADADEVOH (P. S. A) 3RD AND 4TH INTERESTED PARTIES.

T. N. WARD - BREW ESQ. FOR THE 5TH INTERESTED PARTY.

[2016]DLSC2879
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >THE REPUBLIC<a name="_GoBack"></a><o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>THE HIGH COURT ACCRA<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;EX PARTE: THE CHARGE D’AFFAIRES AND OTHERS<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. J5/34/2015&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;DATE: 24TH FEBUARY, 2016<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>KWESI
AUSTIN ESQ. FOR THE APPLICANT.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;CECIL ADADEVOH (P. S. A)&nbsp; 3RD AND 4TH 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;T.&nbsp;
N.&nbsp; WARD - BREW ESQ. FOR THE 5TH
INTERESTED PARTY.<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:
<o:p></o:p>ATUGUBA
JSC.&nbsp; [PRESIDING], ANSAH JSC, BAFFOE -
BONNIE JSC, BENIN JSC, AND PWAMANG JSC.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>PWAMANG
JSC.<o:p></o:p>This is an application
invoking our supervisory jurisdiction pursuant to Article 132 of the 1992 Constitution
praying for an order of certiorari to bring into this court the orders made on
1st September, 2014 by the High Court, Accra in Suit No. BMISC 995/2014 for the purpose of being quashed.<o:p></o:p>The brief facts are that
by a writ of summons in Suit No. BC
285/07 dated 28th March, 2007, one Theophilus Leighton
(deceased) instituted an action against the applicant herein in the High Court,
Accra claiming 21 reliefs, key among which are the following:<o:p></o:p>(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Declaration of title to House No. 2 East
Cantonments Residential Area, Accra which the defendant has been occupying as a
tenant since 1987.<o:p></o:p>(ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Payment of accumulated rent arrears of
$598,252.17 by the Defendant for its occupation of the said House No. 2, East
Cantonment Residential Area, Accra.<o:p></o:p>(iii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
An order of ejection and recovery of
possession of House No. 2, East Cantonment Residential Area, Accra.<o:p></o:p>On 21st
October, 2009, the High Court, Accra presided over by His Lordship Justice
Anthony K. Abada gave summary judgment in the said Suit No. 285/07 in favour of the plaintiff, who is now being
represented by his successor the 5th interested party to this
present application.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>The judgment of Abada J.
granted the reliefs as endorsed on the writ of summons. The said summary
judgment was however overturned by the Court of Appeal by judgment dated 21st
July, 2011.&nbsp; The grounds on which the Court
of Appeal overturned the judgment were that the premises in issue in the suit
before the High Court were being used as a diplomatic mission so the courts of
Ghana have no jurisdiction to entertain a suit in respect of the premises.
Another ground was that the writ of summons had expired before it was served on
the defendant so the proceedings based upon it were all a nullity.<o:p></o:p>The judgment of the Court
of Appeal notwithstanding, the 5th interested party herein Mr. Jojo
Hagan, relying on the judgment of Abada J, filed a motion in the High Court,
Accra, on 21st July, 2014 as Suit
No. BMISC 995/2014 invoking the supervisory jurisdiction of the High Court
for orders of mandamus against the Land Title Registry, the Lands Commission
and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He prayed the High Court in exercise of
its supervisory jurisdiction, to compel the issuance of a Land Title Certificate
to 5th interested party, order recovery of possession, injunction
and to make an order to open and evict occupants of the property in dispute
being House No. 2, East Cantonments. 5th interested party also
sought an order for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to use their machinery to
retrieve accumulated rent of US$1.5 million from the Bulgarian Embassy.<o:p></o:p>At the hearing of the
application for mandamus 5th interested party a</main>