THE REPUBLIC vs. GHANA NATIONAL GAS COMPANY LTD EX PARTE: KING’S CITY DEVELOPMENT CO. AND LANDS COMMISSION [2019]DLHC8954

THE REPUBLIC vs. GHANA NATIONAL GAS COMPANY LTD EX PARTE: KING’S CITY DEVELOPMEN... [2019]DLHC8954

Date	2019-10-28
Suit No.	SUIT NO. GJ1535/2019
Citation No.	[2019]DLHC8954

HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE JENNIFER ABENA DADZIE

YAW AKRASI-SARPONG FOR THE APPLICANTS

KWAME AMANKWAH-TWUM FOR THE APPLICANT/RESPONDENT

MIRIAM AZU FOR RESPONDENT

ABUBAKARI NUHU WITH ANITA NYAMEKYE FOR 1ST INTERESTED PARTY

[2019]DLHC8954
																																						<div class="restriction-wrapper">
														<div class="container-lg">
															<div class="row">
																<div class="col-md-12 restricted-content">
																	<div class="restricted-content-img-wrapper">
																		<div class="lock-icon bounce-7">
																			<img class=""
																				src="https://www.dennislawgh.com/dl-assets/dl-images/lock-content.png"
																				alt="Subscription based content">
																		</div>
																	</div>
																	 
																		<a href="https://www.dennislawgh.com/login"
																		class="btn btn-primary btn-lg"
																		style="font-family: 'open sans'; text-transform: capitalize; border-radius: 8px"> 
																		Login to Read Full Case </a>
																	 
																	
																</div>
															</div>
														</div>
													</div>
													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" >THE
REPUBLIC<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>GHANA
NATIONAL GAS COMPANY LTD<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>EX
PARTE: KING’S CITY DEVELOPMENT CO. AND LANDS COMMISSION<o:p></o:p>(INTERESTED PARTY)<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT (COMMERCIAL
DIVISION) ACCRA]<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
padding:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
text-align:center;line-height:115%;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">SUIT NO.
GJ1535/2019&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: 28TH OCTOBER, 2019<o:p></o:p>

</div>COUNSEL: <o:p></o:p>YAW AKRASI-SARPONG FOR THE APPLICANTS&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;<o:p></o:p>KWAME AMANKWAH-TWUM FOR THE APPLICANT/RESPONDENT &nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>MIRIAM AZU FOR RESPONDENT&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;
<o:p></o:p>ABUBAKARI NUHU WITH ANITA NYAMEKYE <o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
padding:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:
justify;line-height:115%;border:none;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">FOR 1ST
INTERESTED PARTY<o:p></o:p>

</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>HER LADYSHIP JUSTICE JENNIFER ABENA DADZIE<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;border-right:none;
padding:1.0pt 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
text-align:center;line-height:115%;border:none;mso-border-top-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm;mso-padding-alt:1.0pt 0cm 1.0pt 0cm">RULING<o:p></o:p>

</div><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>The
Applicants in this application before me seek an order to be joined to the suit
as 2nd and 3rd Interested Parties, respectively, for the
reasons set out in the accompanying affidavit in support, in which, among
others, they claim to have brought this application in their respective
capacities as the Mbusuapanyin or
heads of family of the Akona and Ekissi families of Anaji, which is under the
Sekondi Traditional Area in the Western Region of Ghana.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>The
precursor to the present application is the pending Motion on Notice for
Judicial Review filed by King’s City Development Co. Ltd., the Applicant/Respondent
herein, against Ghana National Gas Co. Ltd., the Respondent therein, on January
7th, 2019, praying this court to exercise its judicial review powers
under Order 55 rule 1 of the High Court (Civil Procedure Rules) 2004 (C.I 47)
to make orders in the nature of mandamus (the “Review Application”) to compel
the Respondent in that Application to pay to the Applicant/Respondent herein
the compensation it claims were assessed to be paid to it pursuant to the
compulsory acquisition of its parcel of land by the Respondent in that Review
Application.&nbsp; The Lands Commission is
named as the Interested Party to the Review Application.&nbsp; It is the claim of the Applicants in the
present motion that it is only recently, on October 2nd, 2019, that
the said Application for Judicial Review came to their attention.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>If I
understand the claim of the Applicants, they seek to be joined to the present
Review Application because they have both a legal and equitable interest in
portions of the land which forms the subject matter of the com</main>