[2019]DLHC16609 Login to Read Full Case <span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><span style="font-size: 18px !important;"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-right:5.5pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0">THOMAS AWINE AKURUGU<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-right:5.5pt;text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua"">(PLAINTIFF)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-right:5.5pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"; color:#00B0F0">vs.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-right:5.5pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua";color:#00B0F0">ALHAJI OSMAN & 2 ORS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-right:5.5pt;text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua"">(DEFENDANTS)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-right:5.5pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">[HIGH COURT, ACCRA]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:5.5pt;text-align:justify;tab-stops:168.75pt center 245.75pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua""> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 5.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt: solid black 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><a name="_heading=h.gjdgxs"></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">SUIT NO. LD/0689/2017 DATE: 13<sup>TH</sup> FEBRUARY 2019<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:5.5pt;text-align:justify;tab-stops:403.2pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua"">COUNSEL <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none; border-image: initial; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; padding: 0cm 0cm 1pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 5.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt: solid black 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">RAPHAEL ALIJINA FOR PLAINTIFF/APPLICANT<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt: solid black 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">FELIX QUARTEY FOR DEFENDANTS/RESPONDENTS<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:5.5pt;text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family: "Book Antiqua"">CORAM<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:5.5pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;mso-fareast-font-family: "Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">HIS LORDSHIP JUSTICE K. A. GYIMAH <o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="border-top-width: 1.5pt; border-top-color: black; border-left: none; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-bottom-color: black; border-right: none; padding: 1pt 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 5.5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;border:none; mso-border-top-alt:solid black 1.5pt;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid black 1.5pt; padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif; mso-fareast-font-family:"Book Antiqua";mso-bidi-font-family:"Book Antiqua"">RULING<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">RULING<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>ON<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>MOTION<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>ON<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>NOTICE<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>FOR<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">INJUNCTION<o:p></o:p></span></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin-right:6.45pt;text-align:justify;line-height: 115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif">In paragraph 4 of the plaintiff’s affidavit in support, the plaintiff avers that he got a customary<span style="letter-spacing: -.65pt"> </span>grant<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>land<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>dispute<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>from<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>one<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>Joseph Amon<span style="letter-spacing: -.2pt"> </span>Kotey<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>2013<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>he further<span style="letter-spacing: -.65pt"> </span>states<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span>paragraph<span style="letter-spacing: -.55pt"> </span>5<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span>that<span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span>said<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span>Joseph<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span>Amon<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>Kotey<span style="letter-spacing:-.9pt"> </span>gave<span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span>him<span style="letter-spacing:-.8pt"> </span>an<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span>indenture to<span style="letter-spacing: -.3pt"> </span>confirm<span style="letter-spacing:-.6pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>said<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>customary<span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span>grant.<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>The<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>authorities<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>are<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>clear<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>that<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>customary<span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span>grant can<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>be<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>reduced<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>into<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>writing<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>but<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>when<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>it<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>is<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>reduced<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>into<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>writing,<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span>it<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>is<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>effective<span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span>still<span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span>as a<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>customary<span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span>grant<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>it<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>takes<span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span>effect<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>from<span style="letter-spacing:-.7pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span>original<span style="letter-spacing:-.15pt"> </span>date<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing: -.55pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span>grant<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span>not<span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">from</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Book Antiqua",serif">the<span style="letter-spacing:1.5pt"> </span>date<span style="letter-spacing:1.65pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:1.65pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:1.65pt"> </span>documentation.<span style="letter-spacing