IN THE MATTER OF THE MINERALS AND MINING ACT, 2006 (ACT 703) AND OTHERS vs. MINISTER FOR LANDS AND NATURAL RESOURCES EX PARTE: EXTON CUBIC GROUP AND ATTORNEY GENERAL [2018]DLHC4011

IN THE MATTER OF THE MINERALS AND MINING ACT, 2006 (ACT 703) AND OTHERS vs. MINI... [2018]DLHC4011

Date	2018-02-08
Suit No.	SUIT NO: GJ/1427/2017
Citation No.	[2018]DLHC4011

JUSTICE KWEKU T. ACKAAH-BOAFO

OSAFO-BUABENG WITH GODWIN TAMAKLOE SANJA ANITA MORRISON AND

REINDORF TWUMASI-ANKRAH FOR THE APPLICANT

GODFRED YEBOAH DAME (DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL) WITH MRS.

HELEN ZIWU (SOLICITOR GENERAL) IVY VANDERPUIJE (SSA

VERONICA ADIGBO (SSA) ZAINAB AYARIGA (ASA

VICTORIA ADDOTEY (ASA) FOR THE RESPONDENT & INTERESTED PARTY

[2018]DLHC4011
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >IN THE MATTER OF THE MINERALS AND MINING ACT, 2006<o:p></o:p>(ACT 703) AND OTHERS<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>MINISTER&nbsp;&nbsp; FOR LANDS AND
NATURAL RESOURCES&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; EX PARTE: EXTON CUBIC GROUP&nbsp;&nbsp;
AND&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ATTORNEY GENERAL<o:p></o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
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DIVISION, COURT 6) ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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NO: GJ/1427/2017<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:
115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;
mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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: 8TH FEBRUARY, 2018<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:
<o:p></o:p>OSAFO-BUABENG WITH GODWIN TAMAKLOE,
SANJA ANITA MORRISON AND<o:p></o:p>REINDORF TWUMASI-ANKRAH FOR THE
APPLICANT <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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GODFRED
YEBOAH DAME (DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL) WITH MRS. <o:p></o:p>

HELEN
ZIWU (SOLICITOR GENERAL), IVY VANDERPUIJE (SSA), VERONICA ADIGBO (SSA), ZAINAB
AYARIGA (ASA) AND VICTORIA ADDOTEY (ASA) FOR THE RESPONDENT &amp; INTERESTED
PARTY <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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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;
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Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">JUSTICE
KWEKU T. ACKAAH-BOAFO<o:p></o:p>

</div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
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</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>i.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Introduction/Overview:<o:p></o:p><p class="numberedparagraph1" style="line-height: 115%; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">[1]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; This is an application in the nature of Certiorari
brought pursuant to Order 55 Rule 1 (a) and 4 of the High Court Civil Procedure Rules,
2004 C.I. 47.&nbsp; The Applicant, alleges that the Respondent Minister
acted beyond his powers and breached the Applicant’s right to be heard when he
revoked three mining leases granted the Applicant by the government of the
Republic of Ghana.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p><p class="numberedparagraph1" style="line-height: 115%; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><p class="numberedparagraph1" style="line-height: 115%; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">[2]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Order 55 Rule 1 (a) and 4 (2) state:<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; “1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
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application for;<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:
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