BOARD OF GOVERNORS vs. NII AKO NORTEI & ORS PLANTINUM EQUITES LTD LAND COMMISSION [2017]DLCA4505

BOARD OF GOVERNORS vs. NII AKO NORTEI & ORS PLANTINUM EQUITES LTD LAND COMMIS... [2017]DLCA4505

Date	2017-11-02
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO: H1/58/17
Citation No.	[2017]DLCA4505

GYAESAYOR J.A (PRESIDING)

DZAMEFE J.A

M. WELBOURNE (MRS.) J.A

MR. BRIGHT OKYERE AGYEKUM FOR THE 1ST DEFENDANT/APPELLANT.

MR. KWESI FYNN FOR 1ST PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT MR. CARL APPIAH BRAKO FOR 3RD RESPONDENT.

[2017]DLCA4505
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >BOARD OF GOVERNORS<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">(PLAINITFF/ RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">vs.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align: center; line-height: 115%; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">NII AKO NORTEI &amp; ORS<o:p></o:p>(1ST DEFENDANT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>PLANTINUM EQUITES LTD<o:p></o:p>(2ND DEFENDANT)<o:p></o:p>LAND COMMISSION<o:p></o:p>(3RD
DEFENDANT/<a name="OLE_LINK2"></a><a name="OLE_LINK1">RESPONDENT</a>)<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 115%; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">[COURT OF
APPEAL, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom: 1.5pt solid windowtext; padding: 0in 0in 1pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; border: none; padding: 0in;">CIVIL
APPEAL NO:&nbsp; H1/58/17&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;DATE: 2ND NOVEMBER, 2017<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MR. BRIGHT OKYERE AGYEKUM
FOR THE 1ST DEFENDANT/APPELLANT.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in">

MR.
KWESI FYNN FOR 1ST PLAINTIFF/RESPONDENT MR. CARL APPIAH BRAKO FOR 3RD
RESPONDENT.<o:p></o:p>

</div><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="line-height: 115%; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">CORAM: <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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GYAESAYOR
J.A (PRESIDING), DZAMEFE J.A, M. WELBOURNE (MRS.) J.A<o:p></o:p>

</div><p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align: center; line-height: 115%; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom: 1.5pt solid windowtext; padding: 0in 0in 1pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">

<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align: center; line-height: 115%; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; border: none; padding: 0in;">JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>GYAESAYOR, JA<o:p></o:p>This is an interlocutory appeal
against the decision of the High Court, Accra dated 20th July 2016.<o:p></o:p>The plaintiff/respondent is
known as Board of Governors created under Section 3 of CAP 114 pursuant to the
incorporation of Achimota School Ordinance No. 7 of 1948 (CAP 114).<o:p></o:p>It is the claim of
plaintiff that it is vested with the Achimota School Lands pursuant to Section
29 of CAP 114. These lands include 172.68 acres acquired for the school as a
reserve.&nbsp; It is also the case of the
plaintiff that under the guise of a judgment dated 28/7/2011 and titled Nii Ako Nortei vrs Lands Commission (Suit
No. Sol/21/10, the Osu Stool has taken over the land and parceled it out
for sale.<o:p></o:p>The 1st
defendant on the other hand disputes the claim of plaintiff and asserts that
they originally granted the land to the school but for several years the land
was not used for the purpose for which it was acquired and they consequently took
action against the Lands Commission, the custodian of government lands in the
High Court which ordered the release of the land to them and therefore are on
the land by virtue of a court order.<o:p></o:p>The 1st of a series
of judgments which went against the plaintiff was written by Justice Oppong
dated 28th July 2011.&nbsp; In the
last paragraph of the judgment he wrote “Accordingly
I enter judgment for plaintiff and declare that they are entitled to remain in
possession of all that piece of land which is approximately 172.6 acres
attached</main>