[2017]DLHC4014 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#00B0F0">NENE OSIBLI SEBI IV<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#00B0F0">ADA TRADITIONAL COUNCIL, NATIONAL HOUSE OF CHIEFS AND EBENEZER TEYE AGORHOM<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-left:2.0in;text-align:center; text-indent:-2.0in;line-height:normal"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">[HIGH COURT (GENERAL JURISDICTION DIVISION, COURT 6) ACCRA]</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-left:2.0in;text-align:center; text-indent:-2.0in;line-height:normal;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">SUIT NO: GJ 1395/2016 DATE: </span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">27<sup>TH </sup>OCTOBER 2017<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">COUNSEL: <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:2.0in;text-indent:-2.0in;line-height: normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">MR. EKOW EGYIR DADSON FOR THE PLAINTIFFS <o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:2.0in;text-indent:-2.0in;line-height: normal;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in; mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">MR. CHRIS OSEI YEBOAH THE DEFENDANTS <o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:2.0in;text-indent:-2.0in;line-height: normal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">CORAM:<i><o:p></o:p></i></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:2.0in;text-indent:-2.0in;line-height: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">JUSTICE KWEKU T. ACKAAH-BOAFO<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt; border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;border-right:none; padding:1.0pt 0in 1.0pt 0in"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;line-height:normal;border:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0in 1.0pt 0in"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">RULING<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:150%"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:150%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">i. Introduction:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">[1] </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">It recalls that on the 14th day of October, 2016 the Plaintiff commenced this instant action by issuing a writ of summons against the 1st and 2nd Defendants herein endorsed with the reliefs set out here below:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:53.85pt;text-align:justify;text-indent: -17.85pt;line-height:150%;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">a.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">An Order of Interim Injunction directed at the Defendants, their agents, workmen, persons claiming rights through them, privies, assigns, etc from obtaining or receiving any document, gazette, etc from Defendants pending the final determination of the matter.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:53.85pt;text-align:justify;text-indent: -17.85pt;line-height:150%;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">b.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">An Order of Injunction directed at the 2<sup>nd</sup> Defendant to restrainit from removing Plaintiff from its records or deleting his status or gazetting either pending the determination of this suit or in perpetuity.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:53.85pt;text-align:justify;text-indent: -17.85pt;line-height:150%;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">c.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">A declaration that the 1<sup>st</sup> Defendant’s actions are unlawful and in contravention of the standards set under the Constitution of the Republic in respect of conduct of public institutions.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:53.85pt;text-align:justify;text-indent: -17.85pt;line-height:150%;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">d.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">A declaration that the 1<sup>st</sup> Defendant’s actions and conducts offend and violate the provisions and procedure under the Chieftaincy Act.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:53.85pt;text-align:justify;text-indent: -17.85pt;line-height:150%;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">e.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Declaration that the proceedings held by the 1<sup>st</sup> Defendant in respect of Plaintiff’s status as Chief are VOID as they were obtained by fraud.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:53.85pt;text-align:justify;text-indent: -17.85pt;line-height:150%;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height: 150%;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">f.<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span>