ZOOMLION GHANA LIMITED vs. MERSKWORLD COMPANY LIMITED AND ACCRA METROPOLITAN ASSEMBLY [2019]DLHC16508

ZOOMLION GHANA LIMITED vs. MERSKWORLD COMPANY LIMITED AND ACCRA METROPOLITAN ASS... [2019]DLHC16508

Date	2019-11-01
Suit No.	SUIT NO. IRL/167/10
Citation No.	[2019]DLHC16508

CORAM HIS LORDSHIP K. A. GYIMAH

STEPHEN SOWAH CHARWAY WITH OSEI AKOTO APPAIHENE HOLDING BRIEF FOR OSAFO-BUABENG FOR PLAINTIFF PRESENT.

NANCY AMARTEIFIO WITH JOHN-MARK BEKUI HOLDING BRIEF FOR TONY LITHUR FOR 1ST DEFENDANT PRESENT.

NIIBI AYIBONTE FOR 2ND DEFENDANT PRESENT.

[2019]DLHC16508
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >ZOOMLION GHANA
LIMITED&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>MERSKWORLD
COMPANY LIMITED AND ACCRA METROPOLITAN ASSEMBLY (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;">

SUIT NO. IRL/167/10&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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: 1ST&nbsp;NOVEMBER 2019<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL<o:p></o:p>STEPHEN SOWAH CHARWAY WITH OSEI AKOTO APPAIHENE
HOLDING BRIEF FOR OSAFO-BUABENG FOR PLAINTIFF PRESENT.<o:p></o:p>NANCY AMARTEIFIO WITH JOHN-MARK BEKUI HOLDING BRIEF
FOR TONY LITHUR FOR 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;">

</div>CORAM<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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JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p>

</div>&nbsp;Introduction <o:p></o:p>&nbsp;This case is
basically between two waste management companies operating in the Greater Accra
Region over a waste disposal site popularly referred to as the Sarbah Pit
located at Oblogo.&nbsp; This pit was
originally a disused stone quarry.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;Plaintiff’s Case<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;It is the
plaintiff’s case that in the year 2008, it entered into two agreements with the
Accra Metropolitan Assembly (2nd defendant) firstly to pre-finance
the construction of a waste disposal facility at the Sarbah Pit at a cost of
GH¢570,000.00 and secondly to manage and operate the site for a period of three
(3) years which was subject to renewal.&nbsp;
This was after the 2nd defendant “had concluded negotiations
with the relevant land owning groups regarding access, right of entry and use”
of the Sarbah Pit as a waste disposal site.&nbsp;
The plaintiff also asserts that the 2nd defendant secured the
necessary environmental permit from the Environmental Protection Agency for the
operations of the Sarbah Pit.<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;It is the
plaintiff’s case that sometime in the year 2009, the 1st defendant
forcibly entered the Sarbah Pit, removed the plaintiff’s workmen from the
landfill site and commenced construction activities with the intention of using
the Sarbah Pit as a final waste disposal site.&nbsp;
The said conduct of the 1st defendant, according to the
plaintiff, had caused it hardship and damage and also jeopardized its
investment and plans for the use of the Sarbah Pit. The plaintiff therefore
asserts that it is only the Court that can order the 1st defendant
to cease its unlawful acts, hence the present action. The plaintiff therefore
claimed the following reliefs against the defendants:<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;
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Declaration that by the agreements
concluded between Accra Metropolitan Assembly and the land owners and with
Zoomlion Ghana Ltd. respectively, it is only the plaintiff that has the right
to enter and operate the Sarbah Pit as a final refuse disposal site.<o:p></o:p>