MYKA REAL ESTATES CONSULATANTS vs. LANDS COMMISSION AND ROUND GIDDA CAFTERIA [2017]DLHC5611

Date	2017-01-18
Suit No.	SUIT NO.JRL/69/12
Citation No.	[2017]DLHC5611

DENNIS ADJEI JUSTICE OF APPEAL

CHRISTIAN LABRECHT MALM-HESSE ESQ. HOLDING THE BRIEF OF DAVIS

KUDZADZIE ESQ. FOR THE 2ND DEFENDANT.

ABUBAKARI NUHU ESQ. FOR THE 1ST DEFENDANT PRESENT.

[2017]DLHC5611
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >MYKA REAL ESTATES CONSULATANTS<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>LANDS COMMISSION AND ROUND GIDDA CAFTERIA<o:p></o:p>[HIGH
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SUIT NO.JRL/69/12&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;18TH
JANUARY,2017<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>CHRISTIAN
LABRECHT MALM-HESSE ESQ. HOLDING THE BRIEF OF DAVIS KUDZADZIE ESQ. FOR THE 2ND
DEFENDANT.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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ABUBAKARI
NUHU ESQ. FOR THE 1ST DEFENDANT PRESENT.<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>DENNIS
ADJEI, JUSTICE OF APPEAL<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>The
Plaintiff initially sued the 1st Defendant, inter alia, for a declaration
of title to the disputed land, an order for perpetual injunction and general damages.
The 2nd Defendant was subsequently joined to the suit as a party as
a result of which the Plaintiff filed an amended writ of summons on 3rd May, 2013.
The Plaintiff per its amended writ of summons claimed against the Defendants
for the following reliefs.<o:p></o:p>“a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A
declaration that the lease agreement dated the 10th day of November,
2008, made between the Defendant herein and the Plaintiff Company whereby the
Defendant leased the subject property to Plaintiff for a term of 50 years, is
valid and subsisting.<o:p></o:p>b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A further declaration that by virtue of the subsistence of
the said lease, any grant or purported grant of an interest in the said land to
any person or persons by Defendant, is null and void ab initio.<o:p></o:p>c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A declaration of title to the piece or parcel of land leases
to the Plaintiff by Defendant situate, lying at Dzorwulu, Accra made up of 0.86
acre and bounded as follows:<o:p></o:p>·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
On
the North-East by open space;<o:p></o:p>·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
On
the South-east by open space;<o:p></o:p>·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
On
the south-West by open space;<o:p></o:p>·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
On
the South-west by unnumbered plot;<o:p></o:p>·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
On
the North-West by unnumbered plot;<o:p></o:p>d.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A perpetual injunction to restrain the Defendant either by
itself, its servants, agents, workmen, howsoever or otherwise from interfering
with the quiet enjoyment of Plaintiff’s right, title and interest in the said
piece or parcel of land.<o:p></o:p>e.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; General
damages<o:p></o:p>f.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Any further or other orders as may be just in the
circumstances”.<o:p></o:p>The Defendants in their respective
statements of defence resisted the Plaintiff’s claim and described the
Plaintiff as a trespasser on the disputed land. The 2nd Defendant in
its statement of defence counterclaimed against the Plaintiff for damages for
trespass, recovery of loss of expected revenue and income from the operation of
its restaurant due to the order for interlocutory injunction granted by the Court
to restrain the 2nd Defendant from developing the land, the subject
matter of this suit until its final determination.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><p</main>