MRS. MATILDA AKU OBENG AND EMEFA YAA EGBENYA-OBENG vs. ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE CHIEF OF THE DEFENCE STAFF, DIRECTOR OF ESTATE - GAF AND THE COMMANDING OFFICER

MRS. MATILDA AKU OBENG AND EMEFA YAA EGBENYA-OBENG vs. ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE CH... [2018]DLHC10560

Date	2018-04-10
Suit No.	SUIT NO: GJ/1051/2016
Citation No.	[2018]DLHC10560

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE KWEKU T. ACKAAH- BOAFO

MR. BRIGHT OKYERE ADJEKUM WITH MAAME SARPONG FOR THE PLAINTIFFS - PRESENT

MS. UMMU ZAKARI FOR THE DEFENDANTS- PRESENT

[2018]DLHC10560
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >MRS. MATILDA AKU OBENG
AND EMEFA YAA EGBENYA-OBENG<o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFFS)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE
CHIEF OF THE DEFENCE STAFF, DIRECTOR OF ESTATE - GAF AND THE COMMANDING OFFICER
- GAF<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;">

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
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padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">SUIT
NO: GJ/1051/2016&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;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;DATE: <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">10TH APRIL, 2018<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>MR. BRIGHT OKYERE ADJEKUM WITH MAAME
SARPONG FOR THE PLAINTIFFS - 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;">

MS.
UMMU ZAKARI FOR THE DEFENDANTS-&nbsp;&nbsp; PRESENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE KWEKU T. ACKAAH- BOAFO<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0cm;">

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
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</div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,serif;
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">&nbsp;i.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Introduction:<o:p></o:p>[1]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
In this case, a decision made by the Director of
Estates of the Ghana Armed Forces’ Committee of Adjustment in respect of the
late Air Commodore Obeng (Deceased), is the centerpiece of this litigation. The
Plaintiffs contend that the Committee erred by varying the Nomination Form, DFA
400 to add persons who were not listed as beneficiaries by the deceased. The
court is called upon to consider among other things, whether the Director of
Estates has the right to vary the DFA 400 of the deceased.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;[2]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Per
a writ of summons sealed in this registry on 26th day of September, 2016 the
Plaintiffs claimed against the Defendants herein the following judicial reliefs
set out here below:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
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text-align:justify;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;A Declaration that the 3rd Defendant is not
entitled to vary the Nomination Paper (DFA 400) of the Deceased.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:111.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;
text-align:justify;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">b.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A Declaration that 3rd Defendant’s
variation of the Nomination Paper (DFA 400) of the Deceased is arbitrary,
unlawful, null and void. <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:111.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;
text-align:justify;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">c.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; An Order directed at the Defendants to
disburse the benefits of the Deceased in strict compliance with the expressed
wishes of the Deceased in his Nomination Paper (DFA 400).<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
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text-align:justify;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">d.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </sp</main>