THE REPUBLIC vs. HIGH COURT, ACCRA EX PARTE SAM OKUDZETO AND OTHERS [2018]DLSC3695

Date	2018-10-24
Suit No.	CIVIL MOTIONNO. J5/68/2017
Citation No.	[2018]DLSC3695

AKUFFO (MS) CJ (PRESIDING)

ANSAH JSC

ADINYIRA (MRS) JSC

YEBOAH JSC

BAFFOE-BONNIE JSC

VICTORIA BARTH WITH ISAAC LARTEY FOR THE APPLICANT.

EDWARD DARLINGTON FOR THE 1ST INTERESTED PARTY/RESPONDENT.

NO REPRESENTATION FOR 2ND INTERESTED PARTY.

[2018]DLSC3695
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" ><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: center; line-height: 15.55pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">THE REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: center; line-height: 15.55pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">vs.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: center; line-height: 15.55pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">HIGH COURT, ACCRA EX PARTE SAM
OKUDZETO, NENE &amp; JANET AMEGATCHER, DR. KWAME DANSO, MABEL OCRAN, REV. DR.
FRED &amp; JOANA DEEGBE<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: center; line-height: 15.55pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">&nbsp;AND REGISTERED TRUSTEES OF CALVARY BAPTIST
CHURCH [SAMUEL ADJEI MENSAH AND SIMON ADJEI ADJETEY---INTERESTED PARTIES]<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: center; line-height: 15.55pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">[SUPREME COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom: 1.5pt solid windowtext; padding: 0in 0in 1pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: 15.55pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; border: none; padding: 0in;">CIVIL
MOTIONNO. J5/68/2017&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &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: 24TH&nbsp;OCTOBER,
2018<o:p></o:p>

</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 15.55pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 15.55pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">VICTORIA BARTH WITH ISAAC LARTEY FOR THE APPLICANT.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 15.55pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">EDWARD DARLINGTON FOR THE 1ST&nbsp;INTERESTED
PARTY/RESPONDENT.<o:p></o:p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom: 1.5pt solid windowtext; padding: 0in 0in 1pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 15.55pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; border: none; padding: 0in;">NO REPRESENTATION FOR 2ND&nbsp;INTERESTED
PARTY.<o:p></o:p>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: center; line-height: 15.55pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; border: none; padding: 0in;">RULING<o:p></o:p>

</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 15.55pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">YEBOAH, JSC:-<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 15.55pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">My Lords, the applicants herein on 5/10/2017 filed this
application for certiorari to quash the judgment of His Lordship Mr. Justice
N.M.C Abodakpi, dated the 27th&nbsp;of July
2015 in which His Lordship had made far-reaching consequential orders in
respect of a large tract of land on which the applicants herein are in
possession of their respective lands at Otano and Adjiriganoo.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 15.55pt; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">The facts of this application appear not to be seriously
controverted.&nbsp; However, this application raises several issues for our
determination.&nbsp; In an affidavit in support of this application sworn to by
Sam Okudzeto, Esquire, for himself and other applicants herein, the applicants
assert that they had their respective grants at Otano and Adjirganno from
Ashong Mlitse family of the Odaitei Tse, who are allodia owners of about
1,701.42 acres of land settled upon by their grantors predecessors about two
hundred years ago, and even had a village therein.&nbsp; The said family, that
is Ashong Mlitse family of the Odaite Tse We made several grants to several
grantees including the applicants. According to the applicants the Court of
Appeal on 26/04/1989 in a Civil Appeal No. 8/87 instituted as: Mad Emelia Kai
Djanie substituted by Devine Justice Nikoi Djanie and Evelyn Archer as
plaintiffs/respondents VRS Odai Banga, Ebenezer Akpal Mensah substituted by
Seth Laryea Mensah as defendants/appellants and J.S. Laryea as co-defendant/appellant
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