TINDANA OF DAPORTINDONGO vs. EMMANUEL ADADEM AND ALHAJI YAHAYA & 42 OTHERS [2018]DLHC8259

Date	2018-02-02
Suit No.	SUITNO.C1/O2/2012
Citation No.	[2018]DLHC8259

HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE JACOB B. BOON

MOHMMED ALHASSAN FOR THE PLAINTIFF

RICHARD ADAZABRA FOR THE DEFENDANTS

[2018]DLHC8259
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >TINDANA OF DAPORTINDONGO<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>EMMANUEL
ADADEM AND ALHAJI YAHAYA &amp; 42 OTHERS<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>[HIGH COURT,
BOLGATANGA]<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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SUITNO.C1/O2/2012&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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:
2ND FEBRUARY, 2018<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>MOHMMED
ALHASSAN FOR THE PLAINTIFF<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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RICHARD
ADAZABRA FOR THE DEFENDANTS<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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HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE JACOB B. BOON<o:p></o:p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
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</div>The plaintiff
herein described himself as the Tindana of a section of Bolgatanga called Daporetindongo,
and asserted that in that capacity he is the allodial owner of lands in the
area. On 27th January, 2012, he caused to be issued a writ of
summons from the Registry of this court claiming against the forty-four
defendants the following reliefs:<o:p></o:p>(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;Declaration of title to a parcel of land
measuring 8.03 acres situate near the Bolgatanga Lorry Park bounded to the
North by an untarred road, bounded to the East by another untarred road and the
New Market, bounded to the West by the New Lorry Park and bounded to the South
by the Bawku Road.<o:p></o:p>(b)&nbsp; Declaration
that the defendants are trespassers on his land described in the first relief.<o:p></o:p>(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;
An order for the defendants
to give vacant possession of the said land to him and his family.<o:p></o:p>(d)&nbsp; Damages,
and<o:p></o:p>(e)&nbsp;&nbsp;
Costs.<o:p></o:p>From
the pleadings, especially the statement of claim, and the evidence, the facts
of the case can be summarised as follows: Plaintiff was delineated the&nbsp; disputed land as part of terms of settlement
in an earlier suit he and another instituted against the Bolgatanga Municipal
Assembly to claim a portion of land around the Bolgatanga Lorry Park. However,
the land carved out for the plaintiff is occupied by the defendants who are
described by him as squatters whilst the second defendant submitted that he and
the other defendants are on the land with the consent of the Bolgatanga
Municipal Assembly for which reason they pay the relevant market tolls to the
Assembly. Plaintiff asserted that all efforts to have vacant possession of the
disputed land have proved futile as the defendants have refused to vacant same
and are determined to continue to occupy the land unless ordered by this
honourable court to give up vacant possession.<o:p></o:p>In a
six-paragraph statement of defence filed on behalf of the forty-four
defendants, they denied being squatters on, nor unlawfully occupying the
disputed land.&nbsp; At the hearing, the 2nd
7th and 41st defendants, out of the lot, appeared and
testified. The 2nd defendant said he gave evidence for himself and
on behalf of the 4th defendant. The rest of the defendants, though
represented by a lawyer, made no appearance at the court.&nbs</main>