THE REPUBLIC vs. LANDS COMMISSION EX PARTE; NICHOLAS NORTEY (APPLICANT/RESPONDENT), DANIEL ADDOQUAYE ADDO AND BENJAMIN TETTEH OLEWOLON [2017]DLCA4680

THE REPUBLIC vs. LANDS COMMISSION EX PARTE; NICHOLAS NORTEY (APPLICANT/RESPONDE... [2017]DLCA4680

Date	2017-03-09
Suit No.	CIVIL SUIT NO: H1/32/2017
Citation No.	[2017]DLCA4680

MARIAMA OWUSU J.A.

MARGARET WELBOURNE J.A.

CECILIA H. SOWAH J.A.

CLARENCE TAGOE FOR APPELLANT/APPELLANT

PROSPER NYAHE RESPONDENT

[2017]DLCA4680
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >THE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>LANDS COMMISSION<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>EX PARTE; NICHOLAS NORTEY (APPLICANT/RESPONDENT),
DANIEL ADDOQUAYE ADDO AND BENJAMIN TETTEH OLEWOLON (APPLICANTS/APPLICANTS)<o:p></o:p>[COURT
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CIVIL SUIT NO: H1/32/2017&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;9TH
MARCH, 2017<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>CLARENCE TAGOE FOR
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</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>MARIAMA OWUSU J.A., MARGARET WELBOURNE J.A., CECILIA H. SOWAH J.A.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>MARIAMA OWUSU J.A.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Order 55 of the High Court (Civil Procedure) Rules,
2004, C. I. 47 deals with cases appropriate for
judicial review.&nbsp; Order 55 (1) provides
that:<o:p></o:p><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An order in the nature of
mandamus, prohibition, certiorari or quo warranto, or <o:p></o:p>shall
be made by way of an application for judicial review to the High Court.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Order
55 Rule 4 (2) and 5 (1) provides that:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>&nbsp;“4
(2).&nbsp; The motion shall be supported by an
affidavit by or on behalf of the applicant which shall contain the following:<o:p></o:p>d. The full name,
description and address for service of the person directly affected by the
application.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>5 (1) Notice of the
application shall be served on all parties &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; named
in the applicant’s affidavit as being directly affected by it. <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;(2) The court may order that notice of the
application shall be served on any person not named as being directly affected by
the application if in its opinion it is desirable that the person be given
notice”&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The applicant/appellant in this appeal
(hereinafter referred to as appellant) applied to set aside the Order of
Mandamus granted by the High Court, Accra, on 24th day of November,
2011.&nbsp; In dismissing the application, the
trial Judge held among other things that:<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>“Having listened to the
applicants and th</main>