NENE DOKUTSO TEI KWABLA vs. LANDS COMMISSION AND VOLTA (GH.) INVESTMENT CO. LTD. [2017]DLSC2629

Date	2017-07-26
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO. J4/21/2016
Citation No.	[2017]DLSC2629

YEBOAH JSC (PRESIDING)

BAFFOE-BONNIE JSC

AKOTO-BAMFO (MRS) JSC

BENIN JSC

APPAU JSC

JAMES AHENKORAH FOR THE PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT/APPELLANT.

JUSTIN AMENUVOR FOR THE 2ND DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT/ RESPONDENT.

[2017]DLSC2629
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >NENE DOKUTSO TEI KWABLA<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>LANDS COMMISSION AND VOLTA (GH.)
INVESTMENT CO. LTD.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;[SUPREME COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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CIVIL APPEAL NO. J4/21/2016&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;
DATE: 26TH JULY, 2017<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>JAMES AHENKORAH FOR THE
PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT/APPELLANT.<o:p></o:p>JUSTIN AMENUVOR FOR THE 2ND
DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT/<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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RESPONDENT.<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM: <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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YEBOAH, JSC (PRESIDING) BAFFOE-BONNIE, JSC
AKOTO-BAMFO (MRS), JSC BENIN, JSC AND APPAU, JSC<o:p></o:p>

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JUDGEMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>APPAU, JSC:-<o:p></o:p>This is a second appeal by the Appellant who was
Plaintiff in the trial High Court. He sued the Respondent herein and the Lands
Commission as 2nd and 1st Defendants respectively, in
respect of lands he described as ‘Bundase lands’. The 1st Defendant
(Lands Commission) only entered appearance to the writ but did not contest the
action. It was only the Respondent (a limited liability company) that contested
the action. The Appellant lost the action. He appealed against the judgment of
the trial court to the Court of Appeal. He lost there too. He has now come
before us on a second appeal. He will be referred to in this judgment as
Appellant whilst the Respondent would maintain the title ‘Respondent’. <o:p></o:p>Appellant’s
case in the trial High Court<o:p></o:p>Appellant claimed six (6) reliefs against the
Lands Commission and the Respondent jointly and severally. They were as
follows: -<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="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;">1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A declaration of title to all that piece of land
situate and lying at Bundase containing an approximate area of 33,000 acres
bounded on the North-East by Shai Hills, on the South-East by Bundase lands, on
the South-West by Dawhenya and on the North-West by Prampram lands;<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="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;">2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
A declaration that the vesting of the piece or
parcel of land known as Bundase lands in the 2nd Defendant situate
at Bundase aforesaid and described in the schedule to the 1968 Instrument
aforesaid is null and void;<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="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;">3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Recovery of possession;<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="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;">4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Order requesting the 2nd Defendant to
refund to Plaintiff all rent, revenue or any valuable consideration that have
accrued to the 2nd Defendant as a result of the Administration of
the land;<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="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;">5.