THE REPUBLIC vs. WILLIAM CHIKA MORGAN EX PARTE WASSA FIASE TRADITIONAL COUNCIL [2018]DLCA5237

Date	2018-07-25
Suit No.	CIVIL APPEAL NO: H1/29/2018
Citation No.	[2018]DLCA5237

JUSTICE IRENE C. LARBI (MRS) J.A. (PRESIDING)

JUSTICE L. L. MENSAH J.A.

JUSTICE ANGELINA M. DOMAKYAAREH (MRS) J.A.

VICTOR KWESI OPEKU FOR RESPONDENT/APPELLANT.

JOHN MERCER FOR APPLICANT/RESPONDENT.

[2018]DLCA5237
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >THE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>WILLIAM
CHIKA MORGAN<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT/APPELLANT)<o:p></o:p>EX PARTE WASSA FIASE TRADITIONAL COUNCIL<o:p></o:p>(APPLICANT/RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[COURT OF APPEAL, CAPE COAST]<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: H1/29/2018&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: 25TH JULY, 2018<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>VICTOR
KWESI OPEKU FOR RESPONDENT/APPELLANT.<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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JOHN
MERCER FOR APPLICANT/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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JUSTICE
IRENE C. LARBI (MRS) J.A. (PRESIDING), JUSTICE L. L. MENSAH J.A., JUSTICE
ANGELINA M. DOMAKYAAREH (MRS) J.A.<o:p></o:p>

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</div>L. L. MENSAH, J.A.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>This
is an appeal against the judgment of the High Court, Sekondi dated the 5th
of April 2017 against Respondent/Appellant (who will be referred in this appeal
as the Appellant) in favour of the Applicant/Respondent (who will be referred
to as the Respondent).<o:p></o:p>FACTS:<o:p></o:p>The
facts of this case are that as a result of a petition of destoolment charges
brought against the Appellant herein William Chika Morgan (formerly known and
called Osagyefo Kwamina Enimil VI) who was the Paramount Chief of the Wassa
Fiase Traditional Area, Tarkwa at the Western Regional House of Chiefs,
judgment was delivered against the Appellant on the 10th day of
October 2016 by the Judicial Committee of the said Western Regional House of
Chiefs.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Aggrieved
by the said decision to remove him from the Paramount Stool, the Appellant
challenged the decision of the Judicial Committee by way of an application for
judicial review in the nature of certiorari at the High Court, Sekondi, but the
application was dismissed on the 16th day of March 2016.&nbsp; What the dismissal of the Appellant’s
certiorari application means is that his destoolment by the Judicial Committee
of the Western Regional House of Chiefs still stands, because Appellant could
not overturn the said destoolment.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Meanwhile the Respondent alleged
that the Appellant has held on to the keys to the offices reserved for the
President of the Wassa Fiase Traditional Council are administered from.&nbsp; The Respondent filed a motion for an order of
injunction by way of judicial review to restrain the Appellant whether by
himself, his servants, agents, assigns or privies from in anyway interfering,
obstructing or hindering the administrative work and functions of the Wassa
Fiase Council and or its officers.&nbsp; It is
alleged that vital documents and materials for the Traditional Council where
the council is needed by the Registrar and his staff for the smooth
administrative running and functioning of the Council.&nbsp; However, due to the seizure of the keys to
its offices by the Appellant, the staff and the Acting Omanhene could not have
access to the running of the said Traditional Council and its Judicial
Committee.&nbsp; To give effect to his seizure
of the keys to the said offices, the Appellant was alleged to have barricaded the
doors and windows of the Traditional Council which prevented access to the
offices.&nbsp; On 30th October
2016, the Appellant was said to engage “macho men” or hirelings who invaded the
premises of the Traditional Council and prevented the sittings of Judicial
Committee of the Traditional Council.&nbsp;
The Respondent therefore brought the </main>