DANIEL ASHIE KOTEI AND ANOTHER vs. NII AMARKAI III [2017]DLHC3759

Date	2017-06-13
Suit No.	SUIT NO: GJ 597/2017
Citation No.	[2017]DLHC3759

ERIC K. BAFFOUR ESQ. JUSTICE OF THE HIGH COURT

PLAINTIFF REPRESENTED BY JOSEPH NEEQUAYE

PRINCE FREDERICK NII-ASHIE NEEQUAYE ESQ. FOR APPLICANTS

GEORGE ESHUN FOR RESPONDENT

[2017]DLHC3759
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >DANIEL ASHIE KOTEI AND
ANOTHER<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>NII AMARKAI III<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p>SUIT NO: GJ 597/2017&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; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;13TH
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</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>PLAINTIFF REPRESENTED BY JOSEPH NEEQUAYE <o:p></o:p>PRINCE FREDERICK NII-ASHIE NEEQUAYE, ESQ., FOR APPLICANTS <o:p></o:p>GEORGE ESHUN FOR RESPONDENT <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>Plaintiff/Applicants by this application seeks for an order of
interlocutory injunction to restrain the Defendant/Respondent and/or agents and
assigns from trespassing or interfering with the Asere Mantse’s palace at
Anunsah Clottey Street Kaneshie or the laying in state of Nii Owula Kpapka
Blofonyo II in the Asere Mantse’s official residence or to restrain defendant
from conducting the funeral of of any other person or the doing of any act in
the Asere Mantse’s palace to defeat the official residence status until the
final determination of the suit. <o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>For ease of appreciation of the application it would be useful to
restate the reliefs that Plaintiffs seek in the writ issued at the Registry of
the court: <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;
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A declaration that the Asere
Mantse’s palace situate lying and being at Anunsa Clottey Street, Kaneshie
Accra is the official residence of the Asere Mantse and the Defendant has not
had the consent of the Djorshie We of Asere and can therefore not lay the late
Nii Owula Kpakpa Blofonyo II or any other person in state at the official
residence of the Asere Mantse, or conduct any business there without the
consent of the Head of Djorshie We. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;
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A further declaration that
Asere Mantse Palace is the property of Nikoi Olai Stool of Djorshie We of the
one part of Akotia Oworsika faction consisting of Agbon We and Frimpong We of
the other part and by the NT Clerk committee’s report of 28th July,
1959 the Defendant’s faction cannot do or undertake any activity in the
official residence of the Asere Mantse’s palace without the consent and
concurrence of the Head of the Nikoi Olai Stool of Djorshie We which was
declared as the Asere Mantse’s Stool. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;
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A further declaration that the
Defendant’s Oworsika faction’s unilateral conduct of engaging in projects and
other miscellaneous activities in the official residence of the Asere Mantse at
Anunsa Clottey Street, Kaneshie Accra is contrary to the letter and spirit of
the NT clerk committee’s report of 28th July, 1959. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;
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An order from this Court
directing that hence forth the Asere Mantse’s palace at Anunsa Clottey Street,
Kaneshie Accra, be joined, managed and controlled by joint members of the
Djorshie We of the one part and the Akotia Oworsika fac</main>