NII ADJEI KPOBI ASAAWA & ORS. VS. CLEMENT MENSAH ANANG & 1 [2018]DLHC10314

Date	2018-12-18
Suit No.	SUIT NO. LD/0472/18
Citation No.	[2018]DLHC10314

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE ANANDA J. AIKINS (MRS)

OKPOTI ADJEI REPRESENTING 1ST AND 2ND PLAINTIFFS

3RD PLAINTIFF REPRESENTED BY BENJAMIN SOWAH ABAN GAS

PROSPER ANNAN AMARTEY REPRESENTING THE 1ST DEFENDANT 2ND DEFENDANT ABSENT

CHRISTIE KAFINTU COUNSEL FOR THE PLAINTIFF PRESENT

KWAME NKRUMAH BOTSIO COUNSEL FOR THE 1ST DEFENDANT PRESENT

AMA ASARE KORANG HOLDING THE BRIEF OF BOBBY BANSON FOR THE APPLICANT PRESENT

[2018]DLHC10314
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >NII ADJEI KPOBI
ASAAWA &amp; ORS.<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFFS)<o:p></o:p>VS.<o:p></o:p>CLEMENT MENSAH
ANANG &amp; 1<o:p></o:p>(DEFENDANTS)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

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mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">SUIT NO. LD/0472/18&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:
18TH DECEMBER 2018<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>OKPOTI ADJEI
REPRESENTING 1ST AND 2ND PLAINTIFFS <o:p></o:p>3RD
PLAINTIFF REPRESENTED BY BENJAMIN SOWAH ABAN GAS<o:p></o:p>PROSPER ANNAN
AMARTEY REPRESENTING THE 1ST DEFENDANT <o:p></o:p>2ND
DEFENDANT ABSENT<o:p></o:p>CHRISTIE KAFINTU,
COUNSEL FOR THE PLAINTIFF PRESENT <o:p></o:p>KWAME NKRUMAH
BOTSIO, COUNSEL FOR THE 1ST DEFENDANT PRESENT<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt;">

AMA
ASARE KORANG HOLDING THE BRIEF OF BOBBY BANSON FOR THE APPLICANT PRESENT<o:p></o:p>

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mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE ANANDA J. AIKINS
(MRS)<o:p></o:p>

</div>&nbsp;MOTION ON NOTICE FOR LEAVE TO JOIN SUIT<o:p></o:p>X&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; X&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; X&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; X<o:p></o:p>RULING<o:p></o:p>The applicant, one
Karikari Hammond, has requested this Court for leave to join the substantive
suit as a defendant because he claims he has interest in a portion of land
which forms part of the bigger tract of land which is the subject matter of
this suit.<o:p></o:p>He has attached to
his application two exhibits, which are a lease and a land certificate which he
says show his legal interest in the land in dispute. The applicant has also
stated that the 2nd defendant who is not a respondent in this application
obtained its interest in the land in dispute from the applicant herein.<o:p></o:p>The applicant
claims that his presence in this matter is necessary for the final and
effective adjudication of the substantive suit.<o:p></o:p>The 1st
defendant has opposed this application, saying that it is misconceived,
mischievous and an attempt to embarrass the first defendant and delay the trial
of the matter. The 1st defendant also said that the applicant has
not shown or demonstrated any interest to be protected. <o:p></o:p>The Court has
looked at both affidavits and has also considered the submissions of both counsel
and it is of the opinion that the request of the applicant should not be
granted because the exhibits attached to the applicant’s application relates to
a land situated at Kweiman and not Oyarifa which is the location of the land
being the subject matter of the substantive suit. <o:p></o:p>Also, the Court
notes that the 2nd defendant in paragraph 8 of its Statement of Defence
filed on 3rd July, 2018 acknowledges</main>